Latitude
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SKYSAT-C9
NORAD 42989 · COSPAR 2017-068C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #50182 @ 427 x 439 km x 97.4592 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 20:24 UTC · 8.9 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-C9
1 42989U 17068C 26291.85013189 .00013526 00000-0 29460-3 0 09990
2 42989 97.4592 72.4106 0008650 55.6965 304.5101 15.44363348501826
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42989U 17068C 26291.85013189 .00013526 00000-0 29460-3 0 09990
2 42989 97.4592 72.4106 0008650 55.6965 304.5101 15.44363348501826
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
97.4592°
Period
93.24 min
Perigee
427 km
Apogee
439 km
Eccentricity
0.000865
RAAN
72.4106°
Arg of Perigee
55.6965°
Mean Motion
15.44363348 rev/d