SKYSAT-C12

NORAD 43797 · COSPAR 2018-099AR · ACTIVE

Orbit: #44186 @ 404 x 412 km x 96.9196 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:30 UTC Â· 40.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SKYSAT-C12
1 43797U 18099AR 26297.27146503 .00016870 00000-0 27327-3 0 09997
2 43797 96.9196 315.6215 0005883 65.3340 294.8526 15.52834598441869

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 3rd 2018

Spacecraft age

7 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Planet Labs, Inc.

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

100 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

96.9196Â°

Period

92.73 min

Perigee

404 km

Apogee

412 km

Eccentricity

0.0005883

RAAN

315.6215Â°

Arg of Perigee

65.334Â°

Mean Motion

15.52834598 rev/d