▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.4448°
Eccentricity	0.0009196
Period	93.4 min
Apogee	446 km
Perigee	434 km
Mean motion	15.42070594 rev/day
RAAN	326.0753°
Arg of perigee	71.2342°
Mean anomaly	288.9902°
B*	2.3186e-4
Rev at epoch	48,579

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42989U 17068C 26187.90409625 .00009833 00000-0 23186-3 0 9999

2 42989 97.4448 326.0753 0009196 71.2342 288.9902 15.42070594485798

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SKYSAT-C9",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-068C",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T21:41:53.916+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.42070594,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0009196,
  "INCLINATION": 97.4448,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 326.0753,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 71.2342,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 288.9902,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42989,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 48579,
  "BSTAR": 0.00023186,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00009833,
  "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-C9
Operator	Terra Bella (Planet)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 31, 2017HIGHvia 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/42989

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