Latitude
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SKYSAT-C17
NORAD 46179 · COSPAR 2020-057BQ · INACTIVE TLE
Orbit: #20000 @ 219 x 229 km x 52.9575 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-02-21 21:00 UTC · 23239.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
// celestrak
SKYSAT-C17
1 46179U 20057BQ 24052.87555942 .01287090 11768-4 73314-3 0 9994
2 46179 52.9575 288.4140 0008026 232.4087 127.6210 16.18334301200002
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 46179U 20057BQ 24052.87555942 .01287090 11768-4 73314-3 0 9994
2 46179 52.9575 288.4140 0008026 232.4087 127.6210 16.18334301200002
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
August 18th 2020
Spacecraft age
6 years, 1 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Planet Labs, Inc.
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Maxar
Launch mass
110 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
52.9575°
Period
88.98 min
Perigee
219 km
Apogee
229 km
Eccentricity
0.0008026
RAAN
288.414°
Arg of Perigee
232.4087°
Mean Motion
16.18334301 rev/d