Latitude
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SKYSAT-C8
NORAD 42990 · COSPAR 2017-068D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #50163 @ 448 x 449 km x 97.4689 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-20 21:22 UTC · 49.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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SKYSAT-C8
1 42990U 17068D 26293.89066201 .00011889 00000-0 30774-3 0 09991
2 42990 97.4689 72.5915 0001102 87.0878 273.0493 15.39221995501639
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42990U 17068D 26293.89066201 .00011889 00000-0 30774-3 0 09991
2 42990 97.4689 72.5915 0001102 87.0878 273.0493 15.39221995501639
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
97.4689°
Period
93.55 min
Perigee
448 km
Apogee
449 km
Eccentricity
0.0001102
RAAN
72.5915°
Arg of Perigee
87.0878°
Mean Motion
15.39221995 rev/d