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SKYSAT-C12
HD Video Earth Observation Satellite · Planet Labs
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SkySat-C12, one of Planet's SkySat satellites providing sub-meter resolution optical and video imaging, part of the constellation that made Planet the first commercial operator to achieve daily global revisit at sub-meter resolution.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 256–260 mi (412–419 km)
- Inclination
- 96.9°
- One orbit
- 92.7 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43797
- Int’l designator
- 2018-099AR
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.