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NORAD 23752

SKIPPER

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.7° from the equator, between 811 and 823 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SKIPPER

SKIPPER is a satellite from the United States, launched on Dec 28, 1995 from Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.3 times a day), between 800 and 809 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 81° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Skipper · spacecraft

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 21 days its lowest point went from 800 km to 800 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.