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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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Identifier
46275, 2020-061D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
2 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
MAXSS/SFLIN
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SSL-100, Unknown motor
Mass
138 kg wet, 138 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, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago
0 ATHENA
1 46275U 20061D   25118.91031376  .00015636  00000-0  43009-3 0  9990
2 46275  97.2466 181.9773 0002586  98.5566 261.5972 15.37266972258281
Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:50:51.108Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-2.8532°
Altitude
457.572 km
Speed
7.638 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 07m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
38.66426°
Longitude
-174.77421°
Altitude
458.38 km
Speed
7.642 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 42m 36s
Apparent Declination
1° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:45:12
Azimuth
0.994° NNE
Elevation
-49.079°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
452.897 km
Perigee altitude
449.365 km
Semi-major axis
6,829.268 km
Eccentricity
0.0002586
Inclination
97.2466°
RAAN
181.9773°
Arg. of periapsis
98.5566°
True anomaly
261.56789°
Mean anomaly
261.5972°
Eccentric anomaly
261.58254°
Mean motion
3.84576 °/min
BSTAR
0.00043009
Orbital period
93.61 mins
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ATHENA Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-01 17:36:08.121Z321.158° NNW2025-05-01 17:37:08.121Z289.573° WNW26.146°2025-05-01 17:40:08.121Z225.935° WSW
5 mins2025-05-02 04:06:08.121Z154.612° SSE2025-05-02 04:08:08.121Z47.303° ENE42.502°2025-05-02 04:11:08.121Z353.588° N
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