ATHENA, 46275
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ATHENA, 46275 is a payload satellite owned by PointView Tech (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
MAXSS/SFLIN
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SSL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
138 kg wet, 138 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 ATHENA
1 46275U 20061D 26016.74885052 .00010806 00000-0 23631-3 0 9990
2 46275 97.2151 81.9384 0001303 121.4079 238.7298 15.44327741298742Epoch: 2026-01-16T17:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-16T17:58:20.684Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
56.16854°
Altitude
436.944 km
Speed
7.649 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 27m 45s
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
08:10:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
431.167 km
Perigee altitude
429.392 km
Semi-major axis
6,808.416 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
97.2151°
RAAN
81.9384°
Arg. of periapsis
121.4079°
True anomaly
238.71704°
Mean anomaly
238.7298°
Eccentric anomaly
238.72342°
Mean motion
3.86344 °/min
Orbital period
93.18 mins
BSTAR
0.00023631
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 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.ATHENA 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-01-17 16:19:00.465Z | 51.495° ENE | 2026-01-17 16:21:00.465Z | 91.756° ESE | 17.517° | 2026-01-17 16:23:00.465Z | 134.631° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-18 04:20:00.465Z | 172.123° S | 2026-01-18 04:21:00.465Z | 181.835° SSW | 42.082° | 2026-01-18 04:24:00.465Z | 346.254° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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