SKYKRAFT-1, 55041
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SKYKRAFT-1, 55041 is a payload satellite owned by SkyKraft (AU) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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55041 intel report (Beta)
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SKYKRAFT-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SkyKraft |
| Mission | Non-operational Commercial Technology |
| Bus & Motor | SKYKRAFT CARRIER, AOCS |
| Mass | ~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.065 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ 24303.95011878 .00037829 00000-0 13352-2 0 9997
2 55041 97.4085 2.1788 0011167 65.1131 295.1268 15.29075235101159Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:48:10.262Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | -18.61856° |
| Altitude | 478.433 km |
| Speed | 7.628 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 08m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -82.32867° |
| Longitude | 87.94258° |
| Altitude | 513.88 km |
| Speed | 7.602 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 07m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 00' 46" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:56 |
| Azimuth | 170.231° S |
| Elevation | -63.186° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 483.183 km |
| Perigee | 467.876 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,853.666 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011167 |
| Inclination | 97.4085° |
| RAAN | 2.1788° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 65.1131° |
| True anomaly | 295.01088° |
| Mean anomaly | 295.1268° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 295.06884° |
| Mean motion | 3.82524 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0013352 |
| Period | 94.11 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
SKYKRAFT-1 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-30 16:38:10.236Z | 24.159° NE | 2024-10-30 16:41:10.236Z | 86.288° E | 36.755° | 2024-10-30 16:44:10.236Z | 172.889° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-31 04:47:10.236Z | 224.118° SW | 2024-10-31 04:49:10.236Z | 275.542° WNW | 22.253° | 2024-10-31 04:51:10.236Z | 315.325° NNW |