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TYVAK-0172, 46267

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TYVAK-0172, 46267 is a payload satellite owned by Echostar AU (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

46267, 2020-059C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Echostar Corp (US)

Manufacturer

Tyvak NSS

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U?, Unknown motor

Mass

11 kg wet, 11 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

0.077 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 TYVAK-0172
1 46267U 20059C   26050.09510581  .00145572  00000-0  16258-2 0  9991
2 46267  97.7251 290.7263 0004657  61.2574 298.9150 15.62278486300213

Epoch: 2026-02-19T02:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T02:16:57.141Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

107.43691°

Altitude

382.694 km

Speed

7.681 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 22m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:35:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

381.147 km

Perigee altitude

374.855 km

Semi-major axis

6,756.138 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

97.7251°

RAAN

290.7263°

Arg. of periapsis

61.2574°

True anomaly

298.86827°

Mean anomaly

298.915°

Eccentric anomaly

298.89164°

Mean motion

3.90837 °/min

Orbital period

92.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0016258

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2020 (2020-08-30 UTC)

SAOCOM 1-B, 46265

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TYVAK-0172 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.
5 mins	2026-02-19 16:14:42.442Z	186.339° SSW	2026-02-19 16:16:42.442Z	229.018° WSW	33.731°	2026-02-19 16:19:42.442Z	333.71° NNW
4 mins	2026-02-20 04:58:42.442Z	2.888° NNE	2026-02-20 05:00:42.442Z	240.751° WSW	41.272°	2026-02-20 05:02:42.442Z	202.172° SSW

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TYVAK-0172, 46267

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-19T02:16:57.141Z)

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