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
Orbit
Country
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
TUB
Mission
Operational Amateur Sigint
Bus & Motor
TUBIX10, Unknown motor
Mass
12 kg wet, 12 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.086 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 SALSAT
1 46495U 20068K 25260.26083134 .00006744 00000-0 28005-3 0 9995
2 46495 97.8708 243.0431 0011455 165.2658 194.8914 15.24135376273707Epoch: 2025-09-17T06:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T06:15:35.827Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
152.7045°
Altitude
504.074 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 12m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:48:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
498.232 km
Perigee altitude
482.496 km
Semi-major axis
6,868.501 km
Eccentricity
0.00115
Inclination
97.8708°
RAAN
243.0431°
Arg. of periapsis
165.2658°
True anomaly
194.85771°
Mean anomaly
194.8914°
Eccentric anomaly
194.87455°
Mean motion
3.81285 °/min
Orbital period
94.42 mins
BSTAR
0.00028005
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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 22:09:59.811Z | 113.732° SE | 2025-09-17 22:11:59.811Z | 76.307° E | 19.636° | 2025-09-17 22:14:59.811Z | 19.721° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-17 23:43:59.811Z | 225.763° WSW | 2025-09-17 23:45:59.811Z | 270.543° WNW | 20.604° | 2025-09-17 23:47:59.811Z | 309.717° NW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 11:12:59.811Z | 63.158° ENE | 2025-09-18 11:13:59.811Z | 88.399° E | 23.084° | 2025-09-18 11:16:59.811Z | 151.857° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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