● ORBIT ING-NOW

SKYKRAFT-1D

NORAD 55052 · COSPAR 2023-001AV · REENTRY☠️ RIP
SKYKRAFT-1D reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).
Orbit: #13283 @ 161 x 178 km x 97.3432 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2025-05-19 04:47 UTC · 12522.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
SKYKRAFT-1D
1 55052U 23001AV 25139.19973961 .08151707 25078-5 75303-3 0 9995
2 55052 97.3432 216.0254 0013153 261.6338 98.3470 16.38583652132834
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 3rd 2023
Spacecraft age
3 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Skykraft
Purpose
Technology Demonstration
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Skykraft
Launch mass
50 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.3432°
Period
87.88 min
Perigee
161 km
Apogee
178 km
Eccentricity
0.0013153
RAAN
216.0254°
Arg of Perigee
261.6338°
Mean Motion
16.38583652 rev/d