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SAOCOM 1-B, 46265

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAOCOM 1-B, 46265 is a payload satellite owned by CONAE Tabanera (AR) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 30 Aug 2020 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

46265, 2020-059A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

National Commission for Space Activities (Unknown / ARGN)

Manufacturer

INVAP

Mission

Operational Civil Radar Imaging

Bus & Motor

SAOCOM, Unknown motor

Mass

3,050 kg wet, ~2,700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-08-30 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

19.776 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 SAOCOM 1-B
1 46265U 20059A   25185.82551474  .00000324  00000-0  47205-4 0  9997
2 46265  97.8891  11.6536 0001552  92.4328 267.7063 14.82159204262041

Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:48:44.473Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

151.39595°

Altitude

625.585 km

Speed

7.546 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 46m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-27.09194°

Longitude

-32.40888°

Altitude

633.163 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 55m 04s

Apparent Declination

-75° 03' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:29:02

Azimuth

193.869° SSW

Elevation

-30.152°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

620.64 km

Perigee altitude

618.468 km

Semi-major axis

6,997.691 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.8891°

RAAN

11.6536°

Arg. of periapsis

92.4328°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.7063°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.70775 °/min

Orbital period

97.09 mins

BSTAR

0.000047205

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SAOCOM 1-B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-07-05 12:08:16.436Z	151.471° SSE	2025-07-05 12:12:16.436Z	53.776° ENE	39.952°	2025-07-05 12:15:16.436Z	358.435° N

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