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.
Loading next visibility...
Loading greatness...
SKYKRAFT-1 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | SkyKraft |
Mission status | Non-operational |
Mission | 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 |
Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
Expand to show TLE details & history
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 SKYKRAFT-1
1 55041U 23001AJ 24251.87236071 .00033390 00000-0 12918-2 0 9990
2 55041 97.4163 310.4236 0009689 238.3038 121.7256 15.26088386 93200
Epoch: 2024-09-07T20:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T20:56:11.965Z)
Latitude | -0.00004° |
Longitude | 8.94944° |
Altitude | 494.121 km |
Speed | 7.616 km/s |
True Right ascension | 20h 41m 41s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | 71.35578° |
Longitude | -13.40361° |
Altitude | 506.226 km |
Speed | 7.614 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 05h 19m 23s |
Apparent Declination | 40° 32' 04" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 18:08:35 |
Azimuth | 9.431° NNE |
Elevation | -8.773° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 491.127 km |
Perigee | 477.828 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,862.614 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0009689 |
Inclination | 97.4163° |
RAAN | 310.4236° |
Arg. of periapsis | 238.3038° |
True anomaly | 121.81998° |
Mean anomaly | 121.7256° |
Eccentric anomaly | 121.77279° |
Mean motion | 3.81776 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0012918 |
Period | 94.3 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)
SKYKRAFT-1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
---|