▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	96.9556°
Eccentricity	0.0001234
Period	93.7 min
Apogee	457 km
Perigee	455 km
Mean motion	15.36647042 rev/day
RAAN	218.2931°
Arg of perigee	14.2930°
Mean anomaly	345.8350°
B*	2.1640e-4
Rev at epoch	56,085

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 41601U 16040C 26187.62426662 .00007669 00000-0 21640-3 0 9995

2 41601 96.9556 218.2931 0001234 14.2930 345.8350 15.36647042560859

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SKYSAT-C1",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2016-040C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T14:58:56.636+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.36647042,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001234,
  "INCLINATION": 96.9556,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 218.2931,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 14.293,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 345.835,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41601,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 56085,
  "BSTAR": 0.0002164,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00007669,
  "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-C1
Operator	Google Terra BellaHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Jun 22, 2016HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	110HIGHvia 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/41601

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