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MULTIFUNCTION TEST SAT, 46233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MULTIFUNCTION TEST SAT, 46233 is a payload satellite owned by Junshi Kexue YY (CN) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 23 Aug 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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MULTIFUNCTION TEST SAT details

Identifier	46233, 2020-058B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	3 months ago
Origin	Junshi Kexue YY (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Junshi Kexue YY
Mission	Decayed Defense Technology
Bus & Motor	CUBESAT?, Unknown motor
Mass	~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-08-23 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section	0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 months ago

0 MULTIFUNCTION TEST SAT
1 46233U 20058B   24234.62244668  .07937579  24342-5  11767-2 0  9997
2 46233  97.2605 307.7228 0013441 252.3320 107.6510 16.34227145223875

Epoch: 2024-08-21T14:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-21T14:56:19.393Z)

Latitude	0.00005°
Longitude	113.22001°
Altitude	187.137 km
Speed	7.792 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 30m 53s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	186.825 km
Perigee altitude	169.201 km
Semi-major axis	6,556.15 km
Eccentricity	0.0013441
Inclination	97.2605°
RAAN	307.7228°
Arg. of periapsis	252.332°
True anomaly	107.7977°
Mean anomaly	107.651°
Eccentric anomaly	107.72436°
Mean motion	4.08855 °/min
BSTAR	0.0011767
Orbital period	88.05 mins