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SKYSAT C6, 42992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SKYSAT C6, 42992 is a payload satellite owned by Terra Bella (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 31 Oct 2017 UTC via a MINOTAUR-C 3210 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

42992, 2017-068F

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Planet Labs PBC (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar SSL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

SKYSAT-GEN2, Unknown motor

Mass

110 kg wet, 110 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-10-31 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

MINOTAUR-C 3210

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.888 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 SKYSAT C6
1 42992U 17068F   25181.63287865  .00004337  00000-0  15210-3 0  9999
2 42992  97.4135 313.1030 0000395 342.7690  17.3537 15.29976028428500

Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:11:20.715Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

166.3268°

Altitude

478.729 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 52m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

23.21998°

Longitude

-10.26677°

Altitude

479.126 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 34m 00s

Apparent Declination

-35° 31' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:10:59

Azimuth

140.919° SSE

Elevation

1.262°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

473.107 km

Perigee altitude

472.566 km

Semi-major axis

6,850.974 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

97.4135°

RAAN

313.103°

Arg. of periapsis

342.769°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.3537°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8275 °/min

Orbital period

94.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0001521

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2017 (2017-10-31 UTC)

MINOTAUR-C DEB, 42993 (Decayed)

MINOTAUR-C R/B, 42994 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 1, 42995 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 3, 42996 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 4, 42997 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3M 2, 42998 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C6 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-06-30 22:01:49.134Z	352.3° N	2025-06-30 22:03:49.134Z	309.944° NW	32.624°	2025-06-30 22:06:49.134Z	219.404° SW
5 mins	2025-07-01 08:35:49.134Z	147.438° SSE	2025-07-01 08:37:49.134Z	90.184° ESE	39.22°	2025-07-01 08:40:49.134Z	359.405° N

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