Latitude
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SKYSAT-C6
NORAD 42992 · COSPAR 2017-068F · ACTIVE
Orbit: #50267 @ 461 x 465 km x 97.4763 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 22:39 UTC · 12 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SKYSAT-C6
1 42992U 17068F 26300.94384820 .00005631 00000-0 17212-3 0 09998
2 42992 97.4763 80.0208 0002412 112.0432 248.1067 15.34285560502671
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 42992U 17068F 26300.94384820 .00005631 00000-0 17212-3 0 09998
2 42992 97.4763 80.0208 0002412 112.0432 248.1067 15.34285560502671
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
97.4763°
Period
93.85 min
Perigee
461 km
Apogee
465 km
Eccentricity
0.0002412
RAAN
80.0208°
Arg of Perigee
112.0432°
Mean Motion
15.3428556 rev/d