SkySat · Earth Observation
SKYSAT-A
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
SKYSAT-A is a Planet Labs, Inc. earth observation satellite, part of the SkySat constellation, launched on November 21, 2013 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- November 21, 2013 at 07:10 AM UTC
- Launch site
- DLS
- Launched by
- Dnepr 1 →
- Operator
- ISC Kosmotras
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 541 km
- Periapsis
- 513 km
- Inclination
- 97.38°
- Orbital period
- 95.18 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Planet Labs, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Skybox Imaging
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 90 kg
- Design lifetime
- 6 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2013-066C
- NORAD catalog №
- 39418
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- SkySat
- Radar cross-section
- 0.3086 m²
- Status
- Operational