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GNOMES-1, 46266

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GNOMES-1, 46266 is a payload satellite owned by PlanetiQ (US) 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
46266, 2020-059B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon
Mission
Operational Commercial Meteo Radio Occ.
Bus & Motor
XSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~30 kg wet, ~30 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
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.162 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GNOMES-1
1 46266U 20059B   25185.52377709  .00002512  00000-0  21801-3 0  9996
2 46266  97.8242  30.2986 0006514  70.5208 289.6717 14.97956016263508
Epoch: 2025-07-04T12:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T12:34:14.34Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-81.03609°
Altitude
574.739 km
Speed
7.574 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 01m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-13.83677°
Longitude
-78.57423°
Altitude
578.473 km
Speed
7.571 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 46m 34s
Apparent Declination
-26° 20' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:12:46
Azimuth
330.045° NNW
Elevation
-74.708°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.752 km
Perigee altitude
565.7 km
Semi-major axis
6,948.363 km
Eccentricity
0.00065
Inclination
97.8242°
RAAN
30.2986°
Arg. of periapsis
70.5208°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
289.6717°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.74731 °/min
Orbital period
96.07 mins
BSTAR
0.00021801
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6 mins2025-07-05 01:58:03.220Z35.298° NE2025-07-05 02:01:03.220Z88.713° E28.063°2025-07-05 02:04:03.220Z154.774° SSE
4 mins2025-07-05 03:35:03.220Z315.482° NNW2025-07-05 03:36:03.220Z296.864° NW17.623°2025-07-05 03:39:03.220Z248.59° W
4 mins2025-07-05 12:47:03.220Z99.155° ESE2025-07-05 12:49:03.220Z60.387° ENE18.871°2025-07-05 12:51:03.220Z26.792° NE
5 mins2025-07-05 14:22:03.220Z223.456° SW2025-07-05 14:24:03.220Z273.862° WNW25.768°2025-07-05 14:27:03.220Z323.612° NNW
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