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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

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Moscow State University (CIS)

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 (5 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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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 DEKART
1 46493U 20068H   25186.53996066  .00008278  00000-0  30924-3 0  9994
2 46493  97.8580 168.9527 0013029  71.8164 288.4491 15.27572169262680

Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:57:32.601Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

50.79032°

Altitude

483.341 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 15m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

81.70206°

Longitude

-19.21757°

Altitude

487.955 km

Speed

7.633 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 49m 24s

Apparent Declination

34° 34' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:58:45

Azimuth

1.996° NNE

Elevation

-15.483°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

488.984 km

Perigee altitude

471.113 km

Semi-major axis

6,858.185 km

Eccentricity

0.0013

Inclination

97.858°

RAAN

168.9527°

Arg. of periapsis

71.8164°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

288.4491°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82146 °/min

Orbital period

94.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00030924

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

GONETS M 17, 46486

GONETS M 18, 46487

GONETS M 19, 46488

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (Decayed)

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (Decayed)

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.
6 mins	2025-07-05 22:31:17.392Z	145.123° SSE	2025-07-05 22:34:17.392Z	73.926° E	35.258°	2025-07-05 22:37:17.392Z	2.308° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-06 11:32:17.392Z	25.271° NE	2025-07-06 11:34:17.392Z	66.422° ENE	38.426°	2025-07-06 11:37:17.392Z	177.296° S

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