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SKYSAT-C11
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SkySat-C11, part of Planet's mature operational constellation. By this point Planet had transformed from a startup to the world's largest commercial Earth observation operator — capturing more images of Earth per day than all previous commercial operators combined.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 231 mi (371–372 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 91.8 minutes15.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42987
- Int’l designator
- 2017-068A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 8 Nov 2026.