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SKYSAT-A
HD Video Earth Observation · Skybox Imaging (now Planet)
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Planet's first SkySat satellite, opening a new era of commercial HD video from orbit. SkySat-A demonstrated a 110 kg satellite could collect 90-second HD video clips of Earth at 90 cm resolution — making satellite video commercially viable for the first time and enabling daily monitoring of construction, traffic, and military activities by any paying customer.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 320–338 mi (516–544 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 95.1 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39418
- Int’l designator
- 2013-066C
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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- SKYSAT-C3HD Video Earth Observation