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SALSAT, 46495

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SALSAT, 46495 is a payload satellite owned by TUB (DE) 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

46495, 2020-068K

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Technical University of Berlin (DE)

Manufacturer

TUB

Mission

Operational Amateur Sigint

Bus & Motor

TUBIX10, Unknown motor

Mass

12 kg wet, 12 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.086 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SALSAT
1 46495U 20068K   26080.91660740  .00011314  00000-0  41140-3 0  9996
2 46495  97.8863  78.7600 0008217 244.0835 115.9556 15.28412256302028

Epoch: 2026-03-21T21:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T21:59:54.879Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-70.6491°

Altitude

486.117 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 15m 02s

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

12:09:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.167 km

Perigee altitude

471.901 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.671 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

97.8863°

RAAN

78.76°

Arg. of periapsis

244.0835°

True anomaly

116.04022°

Mean anomaly

115.9556°

Eccentric anomaly

115.99792°

Mean motion

3.82356 °/min

Orbital period

94.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0004114

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

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

NETSAT-3, 46505

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X6, 46497

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (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.
6 mins	2026-03-22 12:42:17.738Z	12.259° NNE	2026-03-22 12:45:17.738Z	196.911° SSW	43.598°	2026-03-22 12:48:17.738Z	194.021° SSW
5 mins	2026-03-22 23:17:17.738Z	123.757° SE	2026-03-22 23:19:17.738Z	71.918° E	27.853°	2026-03-22 23:22:17.738Z	9.368° NNE

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SALSAT, 46495

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T21:59:54.879Z)

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