▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	98.3848°
Eccentricity	0.0004838
Period	96.8 min
Apogee	607 km
Perigee	601 km
Mean motion	14.88077956 rev/day
RAAN	147.4157°
Arg of perigee	202.7715°
Mean anomaly	157.3286°
B*	1.5918e-4
Rev at epoch	64,881

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 40072U 14037D 26187.35655463 .00001402 00000-0 15918-3 0 9993

2 40072 98.3848 147.4157 0004838 202.7715 157.3286 14.88077956648815

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SKYSAT-B",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2014-037D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T08:33:26.32+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.88077956,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.00048378,
  "INCLINATION": 98.3848,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 147.4157,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 202.7715,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 157.3286,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 40072,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 64881,
  "BSTAR": 0.00015917632,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001402,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	SKYSAT-B
Operator	Skybox ImagingHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jul 8, 2014HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	82HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/40072

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.