NETSAT-1, 46506
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NETSAT-1, 46506 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
Orbit
Country
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
ZfT
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 NETSAT-1
1 46506U 20068W 25275.86431008 .00020416 00000-0 78232-3 0 9996
2 46506 97.8609 256.1080 0006601 166.4913 193.6503 15.26542218275936Epoch: 2025-10-02T20:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-02T20:44:36.390Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-66.86248°
Altitude
493.648 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 04m 25s
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
03:50:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
487.665 km
Perigee altitude
478.606 km
Semi-major axis
6,861.273 km
Eccentricity
0.00066
Inclination
97.8609°
RAAN
256.108°
Arg. of periapsis
166.4913°
True anomaly
193.63246°
Mean anomaly
193.6503°
Eccentric anomaly
193.64138°
Mean motion
3.81888 °/min
Orbital period
94.27 mins
BSTAR
0.00078232
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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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| 6 mins | 2025-10-03 11:27:52.998Z | 22.884° NE | 2025-10-03 11:30:52.998Z | 104.861° ESE | 40.095° | 2025-10-03 11:33:52.998Z | 179.33° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-03 23:37:52.998Z | 231.631° WSW | 2025-10-03 23:39:52.998Z | 276.058° WNW | 18.643° | 2025-10-03 23:41:52.998Z | 311.372° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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