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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
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
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, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.086 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 SALSAT
1 46495U 20068K   25191.49734985  .00004343  00000-0  18718-3 0  9993
2 46495  97.8613 170.9639 0012798  60.5202 299.7309 15.23084915263234
Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:56:11.027Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
63.25517°
Altitude
495.267 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 23m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
82.14352°
Longitude
-20.43841°
Altitude
502.48 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 15m 06s
Apparent Declination
25° 55' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:47:33
Azimuth
353.231° N
Elevation
-23.843°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
502.318 km
Perigee altitude
484.73 km
Semi-major axis
6,871.661 km
Eccentricity
0.00128
Inclination
97.8613°
RAAN
170.9639°
Arg. of periapsis
60.5202°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
299.7309°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81022 °/min
Orbital period
94.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00018718
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SALSAT Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-11 12:09:59.245Z327.686° NNW2025-07-11 12:10:59.245Z301.096° NW26.066°2025-07-11 12:13:59.245Z231.566° WSW
5 mins2025-07-11 22:45:59.245Z173.489° S2025-07-11 22:47:59.245Z257.863° W44.408°2025-07-11 22:50:59.245Z344.06° N
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