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
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, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 ATHENA
1 46275U 20061D 26256.75549233 .00012764 00000-0 21932-3 0 9992
2 46275 97.1836 320.8651 0002270 105.5107 254.6396 15.51266286335878Epoch: 2026-09-13T18:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-13T18:07:54.537Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
56.14228°
Altitude
416.576 km
Speed
7.661 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 23m 27s
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
03:54:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
411.484 km
Perigee altitude
408.402 km
Semi-major axis
6,788.08 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
97.1836°
RAAN
320.8651°
Arg. of periapsis
105.5107°
True anomaly
254.61452°
Mean anomaly
254.6396°
Eccentric anomaly
254.62706°
Mean motion
3.88081 °/min
Orbital period
92.76 mins
BSTAR
0.00021932
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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)
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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 | 2026-09-15 04:20:36.119Z | 151.261° SSE | 2026-09-15 04:21:36.119Z | 113.057° SE | 64.513° | 2026-09-15 04:24:36.119Z | 354.239° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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