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SKYSAT-B

Partially operationalEarth ObservationLEO

Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.

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Launch

Launch date
July 8, 2014 at 03:58 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
607 km
Periapsis
601 km
Inclination
98.38°
Orbital period
96.77 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Planet Labs, Inc.
Manufacturer
Skybox Imaging
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
90 kg
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2014-037D
NORAD catalog №
40072
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.362 m²
Status
Partially operational