SkySat 1

SkySat-1

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	39418 / 13066C
Launch date	21 Nov 2013 - 07:10 UT
Launch site	Do, LC-370/13
Launch vehicle	Dnepr
Mission	Earth observation, Remote sensing
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	574 x 605 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.8°
Period	96.3 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Skybox Imaging
Platform
Operator	US company Skybox
Mass at launch	90 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

SkySat-1 is a commercial Earth observation satellite by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellite will operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth.
Skybox becomes only the fifth organization licensed to provide high resolution space-based imagery of Earth.

Satellite tracking:

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