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SKYSAT-C13

NORAD 43802· COSPAR 2018-099AW· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Dec 3, 2018 from Space Launch Complex 4E, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A →
No longer in orbit

SKYSAT-C13 reentered Earth's atmosphere on Jun 21, 2026. The orbit below is the last tracked element set, shown for reference — it is not a current position.

Last tracked · TLE epoch 2026-06-13 02:23 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Planet Labs
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Maxar (SSL)
Launched
Dec 3, 2018
Reentered
Jun 21, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
241 km
Perigee
232 km
Inclination
96.90°
Period
89.1 min

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SKYSAT-C13 across 15 days of archived orbital elements (16 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-38.0 km
Rate
-2.54 km/day
Now
236 × 246 km
259282236May 29Jun 13
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

33 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2018-099 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A).

…and 9 more from this launch.

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