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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 (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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.086 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SALSAT
1 46495U 20068K   26095.58020954  .00009877  00000-0  35593-3 0  9998
2 46495  97.8868  94.2870 0009619 186.5581 173.5533 15.28738181304261

Epoch: 2026-04-05T13:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T13:55:30.104Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

51.52798°

Altitude

489.227 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 17m 08s

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

09:36:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.152 km

Perigee altitude

469.965 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.696 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

97.8868°

RAAN

94.287°

Arg. of periapsis

186.5581°

True anomaly

173.56566°

Mean anomaly

173.5533°

Eccentric anomaly

173.55948°

Mean motion

3.82438 °/min

Orbital period

94.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00035593

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

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

NETSAT-4, 46504

ICEYE-X6, 46497

NETSAT-3, 46505

LEMUR-2-DAYWZAGOODDAY, 46501 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17, 46486

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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	2026-04-06 12:28:51.135Z	25.697° NE	2026-04-06 12:31:51.135Z	104.622° ESE	37.468°	2026-04-06 12:34:51.135Z	175.681° S
4 mins	2026-04-07 00:37:51.135Z	229.608° WSW	2026-04-07 00:38:51.135Z	252.13° W	20.759°	2026-04-07 00:41:51.135Z	314.436° NW

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SALSAT, 46495

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T13:55:30.104Z)

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