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ESAIL, 46273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ESAIL, 46273 is a payload satellite owned by exactEarth (CA) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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	46273, 2020-061B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	3 weeks ago
Origin	exactEarth (CA)
Manufacturer	LuxSpace
Mission	Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	TRITON-2, Unknown motor
Mass	112 kg wet, 112 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-09-03 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle	VEGA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section	0.819 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 ESAIL
1 46273U 20061B   25062.37976666  .08475663  24574-5  45755-3 0  9991
2 46273  97.2434 143.5906 0010791 269.6184  90.3880 16.41512123250691

Epoch: 2025-03-03T09:06Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-03T09:06:51.839Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	-154.52377°
Altitude	165.097 km
Speed	7.807 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 34m 21s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	165.636 km
Perigee altitude	151.528 km
Semi-major axis	6,536.719 km
Eccentricity	0.0010791
Inclination	97.2434°
RAAN	143.5906°
Arg. of periapsis	269.6184°
True anomaly	90.51165°
Mean anomaly	90.388°
Eccentric anomaly	90.44983°
Mean motion	4.1068 °/min
BSTAR	0.00045755
Orbital period	87.66 mins