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SKYSAT-B
HD Video Earth Observation · Skybox Imaging (now Planet)
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LiveIt moves every second. See exactly where it is — worked out from its orbit, on your own device — on the live 3D globe.
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The second SkySat established Planet's commercial HD video service as operational. SkySat-A and B together gave Google (which acquired Skybox in 2014) the capability to update Google Earth more frequently — the beginning of Planet's strategy to make Earth observation as accessible as a Google search.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 375–380 mi (604–611 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 96.7 minutes14.9 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40072
- Int’l designator
- 2014-037D
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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