RLFL14, 46268 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RLFL14, 46268 was a payload satellite owned by Rocket Lab (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 31 Aug 2020 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Rocket Lab
Mission
Decayed Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
PHOTON, CURIE
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trunc Cone, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.709 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 months ago
TLE from 8 months ago
0 RLFL14
1 46268U 20060A 25018.88438030 .11915660 10586-4 65722-3 0 9992
2 46268 45.0547 322.6027 0003509 205.9440 154.1312 16.42016405243933Epoch: 2025-01-18T21:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-18T21:13:30.457Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-114.30151°
Altitude
162.513 km
Speed
7.809 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 30m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:14:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
164.418 km
Perigee altitude
159.828 km
Semi-major axis
6,540.26 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
45.0547°
RAAN
322.6027°
Arg. of periapsis
205.944°
True anomaly
154.14874°
Mean anomaly
154.1312°
Eccentric anomaly
154.13997°
Mean motion
4.10346 °/min
Orbital period
87.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00065722
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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2020 (2020-08-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.RLFL14 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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