Latitude
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SKYSAT-C9
NORAD 42989 · COSPAR 2017-068C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #50097 @ 428 x 440 km x 97.4593 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 08:13 UTC · 20.7 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SKYSAT-C9
1 42989U 17068C 26286.34237348 .00013297 00000-0 29121-3 0 09992
2 42989 97.4593 66.7605 0008901 73.3634 286.8590 15.44201863500978
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42989U 17068C 26286.34237348 .00013297 00000-0 29121-3 0 09992
2 42989 97.4593 66.7605 0008901 73.3634 286.8590 15.44201863500978
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
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.4593°
Period
93.25 min
Perigee
428 km
Apogee
440 km
Eccentricity
0.0008901
RAAN
66.7605°
Arg of Perigee
73.3634°
Mean Motion
15.44201863 rev/d