SKYSAT-C11

NORAD 42987 · COSPAR 2017-068A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #50103 @ 375 x 376 km x 97.4473 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 05:37 UTC Â· 21.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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SKYSAT-C11
1 42987U 17068A 26282.23435991 .00036979 00000-0 38919-3 0 09995
2 42987 97.4473 76.6644 0000155 179.2935 180.8324 15.64214301501038

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 31st 2017

Spacecraft age

8 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Planet Labs, Inc.

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Minotaur-C

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

110 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.4473Â°

Period

92.06 min

Perigee

375 km

Apogee

376 km

Eccentricity

1.55E-5

RAAN

76.6644Â°

Arg of Perigee

179.2935Â°

Mean Motion

15.64214301 rev/d