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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 (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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 NORBI
1 46494U 20068J   25242.94728709  .00021705  00000-0  66821-3 0  9995
2 46494  97.8623 231.6539 0008621 203.6185 156.4661 15.33634014271509

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:44:05.604Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-88.74371°

Altitude

473.487 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 26m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:07:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

467.846 km

Perigee altitude

456.052 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.086 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

97.8623°

RAAN

231.6539°

Arg. of periapsis

203.6185°

True anomaly

156.50551°

Mean anomaly

156.4661°

Eccentric anomaly

156.48581°

Mean motion

3.83664 °/min

Orbital period

93.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00066821

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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)

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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	2025-08-31 11:49:56.450Z	34.175° NE	2025-08-31 11:51:56.450Z	77.888° E	31.118°	2025-08-31 11:54:56.450Z	165.178° S
4 mins	2025-08-31 23:55:56.450Z	218.049° SW	2025-08-31 23:57:56.450Z	275.118° WNW	25.286°	2025-08-31 23:59:56.450Z	317.658° NNW