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DEKART, 46493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DEKART, 46493 is a payload satellite owned by MGU (CIS) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

46493, 2020-068H

Orbit

SSO

Country

CIS

Related business

Moscow State University (RU)

Manufacturer

MGU

Mission

Operational Amateur Science

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-28 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 DEKART
1 46493U 20068H   26092.13883723  .00015428  00000-0  44818-3 0  9994
2 46493  97.8769  96.0630 0009194 182.4881 177.6317 15.35544003304091

Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:19:55.536Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-144.41001°

Altitude

468.685 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 24m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

17:08:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

462.555 km

Perigee altitude

449.988 km

Semi-major axis

6,834.408 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

97.8769°

RAAN

96.063°

Arg. of periapsis

182.4881°

True anomaly

177.63605°

Mean anomaly

177.6317°

Eccentric anomaly

177.63387°

Mean motion

3.84142 °/min

Orbital period

93.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00044818

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)

LEMUR-2-NICHOL, 46503 (Decayed)

GONETS M 18, 46487

NORBI, 46494

NETSAT-2, 46507

LEMUR-2-SUSURRUS, 46502 (Decayed)

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

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DEKART 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	2026-04-02 13:16:43.416Z	3.514° NNE	2026-04-02 13:18:43.416Z	330.572° NNW	39.242°	2026-04-02 13:21:43.416Z	205.629° SW
5 mins	2026-04-02 23:48:43.416Z	129.79° SE	2026-04-02 23:50:43.416Z	69.697° E	31.185°	2026-04-02 23:53:43.416Z	5.14° NNE

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DEKART, 46493

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:19:55.536Z)

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