▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.4547°
Eccentricity	0.0001190
Period	93.7 min
Apogee	455 km
Perigee	453 km
Mean motion	15.37378325 rev/day
RAAN	324.8452°
Arg of perigee	97.2210°
Mean anomaly	262.9170°
B*	2.2874e-4
Rev at epoch	48,534

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 42990U 17068D 26187.92284443 .00008297 00000-0 22874-3 0 9998

2 42990 97.4547 324.8452 0001190 97.2210 262.9170 15.37378325485347

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SKYSAT-C8",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2017-068D",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:08:53.759+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.37378325,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.000119,
  "INCLINATION": 97.4547,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 324.8452,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 97.221,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 262.917,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 42990,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 48534,
  "BSTAR": 0.00022874,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00008297,
  "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-C8
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/42990

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