SkySat · Earth Observation
SKYSAT-C4
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
SKYSAT-C4 is a Planet Labs, Inc. earth observation satellite, part of the SkySat constellation, launched on September 16, 2016 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 16, 2016 at 01:43 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Vega →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- PerúSAT-1 / SkySat x 4
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 422 km
- Periapsis
- 421 km
- Inclination
- 96.92°
- Orbital period
- 93 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Planet Labs, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Space Systems/Loral
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 110 kg
- Design lifetime
- 6 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2016-058B
- NORAD catalog №
- 41771
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- SkySat
- Radar cross-section
- 0.387 m²
- Status
- Operational