Latitude
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SKYSAT-C8
NORAD 42990 · COSPAR 2017-068D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #50493 @ 446 x 448 km x 97.472 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-11 08:11 UTC · 14.9 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SKYSAT-C8
1 42990U 17068D 26315.34111779 .00013210 00000-0 33667-3 0 09991
2 42990 97.4720 94.4710 0001201 98.9782 261.1600 15.39669444504935
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42990U 17068D 26315.34111779 .00013210 00000-0 33667-3 0 09991
2 42990 97.4720 94.4710 0001201 98.9782 261.1600 15.39669444504935
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
October 31st 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years
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
97.472°
Period
93.53 min
Perigee
446 km
Apogee
448 km
Eccentricity
0.0001201
RAAN
94.471°
Arg of Perigee
98.9782°
Mean Motion
15.39669444 rev/d