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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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Identifier

46494, 2020-068J

Orbit

SSO

Country

CIS

Related business

Novosibirsk State University (RU)

Manufacturer

Novosibirsk SU

Mission

Operational Amateur Science

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 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 + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 NORBI
1 46494U 20068J   26171.32342631  .00019286  00000-0  36324-3 0  9991
2 46494  97.8625 187.5646 0005151 231.5317 128.5471 15.48564214316690

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:45:44.033Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

162.59143°

Altitude

426.225 km

Speed

7.654 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 30m 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

23:19:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

421.374 km

Perigee altitude

414.373 km

Semi-major axis

6,796.011 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

97.8625°

RAAN

187.5646°

Arg. of periapsis

231.5317°

True anomaly

128.59325°

Mean anomaly

128.5471°

Eccentric anomaly

128.57017°

Mean motion

3.87402 °/min

Orbital period

92.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00036324

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

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17, 46486

ICEYE-X6, 46497

LEMUR-2-NICHOL, 46503 (Decayed)

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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	2026-06-20 14:31:57.180Z	336.631° NNW	2026-06-20 14:33:57.180Z	274.793° WNW	25.961°	2026-06-20 14:35:57.180Z	229.867° WSW
5 mins	2026-06-21 00:57:57.180Z	149.707° SSE	2026-06-21 00:59:57.180Z	59.486° ENE	40.807°	2026-06-21 01:02:57.180Z	354.898° N

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NORBI, 46494

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:45:44.033Z)

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