NORBI, 46494
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NORBI, 46494 is a payload satellite owned by Novosibirsk SU (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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
Novosibirsk SU
Mission
Operational Amateur Science
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 NORBI
1 46494U 20068J 25339.23182919 .00034821 00000-0 90918-3 0 9998
2 46494 97.8661 334.4871 0006238 227.2928 132.7792 15.38706476286281Epoch: 2025-12-05T05:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T05:33:50.042Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
176.7517°
Altitude
455.93 km
Speed
7.637 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 17m 56s
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
00:49:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
451.152 km
Perigee altitude
442.637 km
Semi-major axis
6,825.032 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
97.8661°
RAAN
334.4871°
Arg. of periapsis
227.2928°
True anomaly
132.83164°
Mean anomaly
132.7792°
Eccentric anomaly
132.80542°
Mean motion
3.84934 °/min
Orbital period
93.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00090918
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)
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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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| 4 mins | 2025-12-06 13:20:42.225Z | 336.611° NNW | 2025-12-06 13:22:42.225Z | 282.766° WNW | 25.147° | 2025-12-06 13:24:42.225Z | 235.808° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-06 23:50:42.225Z | 162.297° S | 2025-12-06 23:52:42.225Z | 61.754° ENE | 44.714° | 2025-12-06 23:55:42.225Z | 349.534° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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