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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 ATHENA
1 46275U 20061D 25334.16631529 .00016077 00000-0 36918-3 0 9994
2 46275 97.2226 34.7466 0002025 72.4082 287.7387 15.42774489291405Epoch: 2025-11-30T03:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-30T03:59:29.641Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-94.41097°
Altitude
440.631 km
Speed
7.648 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 18m 59s
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
10:24:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
436.232 km
Perigee altitude
433.473 km
Semi-major axis
6,812.99 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.2226°
RAAN
34.7466°
Arg. of periapsis
72.4082°
True anomaly
287.7166°
Mean anomaly
287.7387°
Eccentric anomaly
287.72765°
Mean motion
3.85955 °/min
Orbital period
93.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00036918
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-11-30 17:00:33.254Z | 15.537° NNE | 2025-11-30 17:02:33.254Z | 37.548° NE | 42.506° | 2025-11-30 17:05:33.254Z | 188.145° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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