Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
SkySat-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Skybox Imaging |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Remote Sensing |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
567 |
Apogee (km) |
599 |
Eccentricity |
0.00230116496476341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.81 |
Period (minutes) |
96.34 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
21-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Skybox Imaging |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Dombarovskiy Launch Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2013-066C |
NORAD Number |
39418 |
Comments |
Planned 24-satellite constellation for imaging. |