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SKYSAT-B
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NORAD 40072Active satellitesOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- SKYSAT-B
- NORAD ID
- 40072
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 18, 2026, 14:11 UTC
- Object ID
- 2014-037D
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- United States
- Launch site
- Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
- Launch date
- 2014-07-08
- Operational status
- Partially Operational Partially fulfilling primary mission or secondary mission(s)
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination98.3894°
Eccentricity0.0007
Mean motion14.8816 rev/day
Orbital period96.8 min
Perigee598.8 km
Apogee608.6 km
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