SKYSAT-C1
Launch
Launched on Jun 22, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, India aboard a PSLV XL.
PSLV XL | Cartosat-2C & 19 small satellites →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:50 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Planet Labs
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Maxar (SSL)
Launched
Jun 22, 2016
Mass
—
Apogee
460 km
Perigee
455 km
Inclination
96.95°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SKYSAT-C1 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.8 km
Rate
-0.05 km/day
Now
455 × 460 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2016-040 (PSLV XL | Cartosat-2C & 19 small satellites).
- CARTOSAT-2C · 41599
- LAPAN-A3 · 41603
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