SKYSAT-C18

NORAD 46180 · COSPAR 2020-057BR · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

SKYSAT-C18 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #16181 @ 229 x 238 km x 52.966 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-06-21 02:19 UTC Â· 29370 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

SKYSAT-C18
1 46180U 20057BR 23172.09711110 .01155735 92566-3 86614-3 0 9994
2 46180 52.9660 37.2292 0006907 278.7934 81.2209 16.14859425161810

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 18th 2020

Spacecraft age

6 years, 2 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

Maxar

Launch mass

110 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

52.966Â°

Period

89.17 min

Perigee

229 km

Apogee

238 km

Eccentricity

0.0006907

RAAN

37.2292Â°

Arg of Perigee

278.7934Â°

Mean Motion

16.14859425 rev/d