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NETSAT-3, 46505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NETSAT-3, 46505 is a payload satellite owned by ZfT (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

46505, 2020-068V

Orbit

SSO

Country

DE / GER

Related business

Wurzburg Center for Telematics (DE)

Manufacturer

ZfT

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 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

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 NETSAT-3
1 46505U 20068V   26252.31548178  .00016785  00000-0  35334-3 0  9998
2 46505  97.8665 265.6136 0006082  53.6560 306.5248 15.45350946328668

Epoch: 2026-09-09T07:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T07:34:17.625Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

163.67087°

Altitude

430.995 km

Speed

7.654 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 42m 27s

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

04:15:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

431.439 km

Perigee altitude

423.161 km

Semi-major axis

6,805.437 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

97.8665°

RAAN

265.6136°

Arg. of periapsis

53.656°

True anomaly

306.46877°

Mean anomaly

306.5248°

Eccentric anomaly

306.49679°

Mean motion

3.86598 °/min

Orbital period

93.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00035334

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

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (Decayed)

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

GONETS M 17, 46486

ICEYE-X6, 46497

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-09 14:21:06.776Z	343.207° N	2026-09-09 14:23:06.776Z	283.927° WNW	34.097°	2026-09-09 14:25:06.776Z	229.478° WSW
4 mins	2026-09-10 00:49:06.776Z	140.798° SSE	2026-09-10 00:50:06.776Z	107.094° ESE	51.275°	2026-09-10 00:53:06.776Z	358.557° N

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NETSAT-3, 46505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T07:34:17.625Z)

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