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3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162), 46293

Orbit data source: Space-Track

3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162), 46293 is a payload satellite owned by UPC (ES) 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

46293, 2020-061X

Orbit

SSO

Country

ES / SPN

Related business

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (ES)

Manufacturer

UPC

Mission

Non-operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-03 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162)
1 46293U 20061X   26166.15510801  .00015039  00000-0  29515-3 0  9998
2 46293  97.2404 230.0281 0003406 118.9923 241.1669 15.47419037320740

Epoch: 2026-06-15T03:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T03:43:21.332Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-89.25634°

Altitude

428.53 km

Speed

7.654 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 20m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:32:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

423.518 km

Perigee altitude

418.886 km

Semi-major axis

6,799.339 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.2404°

RAAN

230.0281°

Arg. of periapsis

118.9923°

True anomaly

241.13272°

Mean anomaly

241.1669°

Eccentric anomaly

241.14981°

Mean motion

3.87118 °/min

Orbital period

92.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00029515

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Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)

SPACEBEE-11, 46307 (Decayed)

NAPA-1, 46320

UPMSAT-2, 46276 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 22, 46735 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 7, 46291 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 3, 46322 (Decayed)

3CAT-5/A (TYVAK-0161), 46292

FLOCK 4V 20, 46612 (Decayed)

ION-MK01, 46274 (Decayed)

GHGSAT-C1, 46278

SPACEBEE-14, 46311 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 SQUAREJAWS, 46317 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 SCHMIDTFALL, 46315 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 17, 46529 (Decayed)

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3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162) 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.
4 mins	2026-06-15 16:42:39.394Z	40.905° NE	2026-06-15 16:44:39.394Z	99.286° ESE	28.897°	2026-06-15 16:46:39.394Z	155.913° SSE
5 mins	2026-06-16 04:40:39.394Z	190.516° SSW	2026-06-16 04:43:39.394Z	272.421° WNW	32.864°	2026-06-16 04:45:39.394Z	326.73° NNW

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3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162), 46293

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-15T03:43:21.332Z)

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Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #61 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)

3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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