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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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 3CAT-5/B (TYVAK-0162)
1 46293U 20061X   26120.15323997  .00017831  00000-0  36871-3 0  9991
2 46293  97.2436 184.0391 0000377 339.1038  21.0197 15.45864571313639

Epoch: 2026-04-30T03:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T03:40:39.933Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-89.23123°

Altitude

431.729 km

Speed

7.653 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 16m 09s

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

23:57:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

426.02 km

Perigee altitude

425.507 km

Semi-major axis

6,803.9 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

97.2436°

RAAN

184.0391°

Arg. of periapsis

339.1038°

True anomaly

21.02125°

Mean anomaly

21.0197°

Eccentric anomaly

21.02047°

Mean motion

3.86729 °/min

Orbital period

93.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00036871

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

NAPA-1, 46320

SPACEBEE-17, 46306 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 19, 46609 (Decayed)

NEMO-HD, 46277

FLOCK 4V 4, 46314 (Decayed)

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

ATHENA, 46275

GHGSAT-C1, 46278

FLOCK 4V 23, 46737 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 22, 46735 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ETHANOAKES, 46298 (Decayed)

TRISAT, 46280 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4V 5, 46290 (Decayed)

SIMBA, 46279 (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.
5 mins	2026-04-30 16:40:20.187Z	35.419° NE	2026-04-30 16:42:20.187Z	80.785° E	28.797°	2026-04-30 16:45:20.187Z	162.877° S
4 mins	2026-05-01 04:40:20.187Z	200.523° SSW	2026-05-01 04:42:20.187Z	265.624° W	32.227°	2026-05-01 04:44:20.187Z	324.108° NNW

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

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T03:40:39.933Z)

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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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