Latitude
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SKYSAT-C10
NORAD 42988 · COSPAR 2017-068B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #50125 @ 455 x 457 km x 97.4674 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 07:38 UTC · 41.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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SKYSAT-C10
1 42988U 17068B 26291.31825147 .00010135 00000-0 28575-3 0 09994
2 42988 97.4674 69.6818 0001227 96.1597 263.9786 15.36616696501250
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42988U 17068B 26291.31825147 .00010135 00000-0 28575-3 0 09994
2 42988 97.4674 69.6818 0001227 96.1597 263.9786 15.36616696501250
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 31st 2017
Spacecraft age
8 years, 11 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Planet Labs, Inc.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Minotaur-C
Contractor
Space Systems/Loral
Launch mass
110 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4674°
Period
93.71 min
Perigee
455 km
Apogee
457 km
Eccentricity
0.0001227
RAAN
69.6818°
Arg of Perigee
96.1597°
Mean Motion
15.36616696 rev/d