Satellite · NORAD 41773 · COSPAR 2016-058D
SKYSAT-C2
- Operator Planet Labs PBC
- Constellation Planet Flock (Dove)
- Country United States
Altitude now
438.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.65km/s
Inclination
97.01°
Period
93.3 min
93.3 min
Perigee
431km
Apogee
438km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 23:52 UTC (20.8 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 39.122° N
- Longitude
- 157.989° E
- Altitude
- 438.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.654 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 23:52 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 0.3 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- Planet Flock (Dove) via celestrak_groupPlanet SkySat via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Planet Labs PBC
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 16 Sept 2016
- COSPAR launch id
- 2016-058
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 5
- AVUM DEB [ADAPTOR]41775DebrisDecayed
- PERUSAT 141770PayloadActive
- SKYSAT-C441771PayloadActive
- SKYSAT-C541772PayloadActive
- SKYSAT-C341774PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJD → con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJC | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJD → con_01M28X1Z9RKBX5Y9ZQXP8N9EJC | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 41773
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2016-058D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWY7BJXFXBAARKWTGYK
- Canonical slug
- skysat-c2-41773
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.