SKYSAT C3

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NORAD ID: 41774
Int'l Code: 2016-058E
Perigee: 458.8 km
Apogee: 461.3 km
Inclination: 97.2 °
Period: 93.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 6831 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: September 16, 2016
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

SKYSAT-C3 is one of the four SkySat aerial imaging platforms owned by Terra Bella, a subsidiary of Google headquartered in Mountain View, California, launched on 16 Sep 2016. Terra Bella has informally named the satellites deployed after Star Wars characters: R2D2, Luke, C3PO and Leia. Each SkySat platform, weighing 242 pounds (110 kilograms), is about the size of a dorm room refrigerator and can capture imagery of objects smaller than 3 feet—about 90 centimeters—and record high-resolution video, a unique capability in the commercial Earth observation market. The SkySat satellites carry a Swedish-developed propulsion system fueled by environmentally-friendly 'green' propellant. The thruster package burns an ammonium dinitramide (ADN) based liquid propellant, replacing the toxic hydrazine more commonly flown on satellites.

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1 41774U 16058E   20192.44056067 -.00000024 +00000-0 +14497-5 0  9996
2 41774 097.2082 262.4677 0001817 129.9548 230.1857 15.37700216212218

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