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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

46268, 2020-060A

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

6 months ago

Origin

Rocket Lab USA Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Decayed Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

PHOTON, CURIE

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-08-31 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trunc Cone, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.709 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 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 16.42016405243933

Epoch: 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

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

No trajectory is available.

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

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

Unknown

Mean anomaly

154.1312°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

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)

CAPELLA-2, 46269 (Decayed)

ELECTRON R/B, 46270 (Decayed)

RLFL14 Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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