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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). 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

55041, 2023-001AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

SkyKraft (AU / AUS)

Manufacturer

SkyKraft

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

SKYKRAFT CARRIER, AOCS

Mass

~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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 6 hours ago

0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ  25182.91602838  .00013697  00000-0  33979-3 0  9996
2 55041  97.3697 247.6189 0006100 257.6618 102.3946 15.40465031138733

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:59:04.852Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-2.35595°

Altitude

448.751 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 30m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.19299°

Longitude

-3.1537°

Altitude

448.672 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 42m 49s

Apparent Declination

-57° 04' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:56:44

Azimuth

165.75° S

Elevation

-9.524°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

445.833 km

Perigee altitude

437.513 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.81 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.3697°

RAAN

247.6189°

Arg. of periapsis

257.6618°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

102.3946°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.85376 °/min

Orbital period

93.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00033979

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

OBJECT A, 55009

FLOCK 4Y 28, 55033 (Decayed)

LYNK TOWER 4, 55034

FLOCK 4Y 3, 55035 (Decayed)

UMBRA-05, 55036

LEMUR 2 EMMACULATE, 55037 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MMOLO, 55038 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 1, 55039 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 16, 55040 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 33, 55042

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043

STERNULA-1, 55044 (Decayed)

NUSAT-34 (AMELIA EARHART, 55045

LYNK TOWER 3, 55046

SKYKRAFT-1 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-07-02 04:20:22.203Z	165.47° S	2025-07-02 04:23:22.203Z	153.665° SSE	43.292°	2025-07-02 04:26:22.203Z	349.501° N
4 mins	2025-07-02 17:16:22.203Z	7.183° NNE	2025-07-02 17:17:22.203Z	355.381° N	42.061°	2025-07-02 17:20:22.203Z	196.277° SSW

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Check out SKYKRAFT-1, 55041 on other resources

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