Other
SKYSAT-C11
HD Video Earth Observation · Planet
Right now
LiveIt moves every second. See exactly where it is — worked out from its orbit, on your own device — on the live 3D globe.
- Over
- —
- Altitude
- —
- Speed
- —
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
- 238 mi (382–383 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 92.1 minutes15.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 42987
- Int’l designator
- 2017-068A
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.