SKYSAT-C16

NORAD 45789 · COSPAR 2020-038BM · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

SKYSAT-C16 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #24343 @ 232 x 241 km x 52.9555 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-09-19 20:39 UTC Â· 18106.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

SKYSAT-C16
1 45789U 20038BM 24263.86087065 .01253389 10987-2 10164-2 0 9995
2 45789 52.9555 263.1701 0006425 14.0841 49.8214 16.13787771243433

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 13th 2020

Spacecraft age

6 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Planet Labs, Inc.

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

100 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

52.9555Â°

Period

89.23 min

Perigee

232 km

Apogee

241 km

Eccentricity

0.0006425

RAAN

263.1701Â°

Arg of Perigee

14.0841Â°

Mean Motion

16.13787771 rev/d