Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:37:00
Tuesday October 31, 2017
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
SkySat-3 to 21 (SkySat C1 to C19) are commercial Earth observation satellites by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellites operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth. Skybox becomes only the fifth organization licensed to provide high resolution space-based imagery of Earth.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
6 Payloads
720 kilograms
The Flock earth observing constellation built and operated by Planet Labs (formerly Cosmogia Inc.) consists of numerous triple CubeSats. The Flock-1 and Flock-1b constellations consist of each 28 satellites in medium inclination orbits. The Flock-1c constellation features 11 satellites in longer lived polar orbits. The majority of the satellites featured a standard RGB imaging system, but five satellites were fitted with experimental systems working in different optical spectral bands.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
4 Payloads
20 kilograms
Agency
NorthropPrice
$45.00 million
Rocket
Height: 27.9m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 1,458 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.34m
Stages
4
10th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2017
72nd
Orbital launch attempt