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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

46506, 2020-068W

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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 NETSAT-1
1 46506U 20068W   26170.48271503  .00010074  00000-0  30211-3 0  9995
2 46506  97.8748 171.4257 0004782  25.4867 334.6610 15.34687263315654

Epoch: 2026-06-19T11:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T11:35:06.578Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

89.93724°

Altitude

461.989 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 25m 42s

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

21:44:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

462.086 km

Perigee altitude

455.547 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.954 km

Eccentricity

0.00048

Inclination

97.8748°

RAAN

171.4257°

Arg. of periapsis

25.4867°

True anomaly

334.63754°

Mean anomaly

334.661°

Eccentric anomaly

334.64927°

Mean motion

3.83927 °/min

Orbital period

93.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00030211

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YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X6, 46497

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

SALSAT, 46495

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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	2026-06-20 13:10:52.979Z	2.932° NNE	2026-06-20 13:13:52.979Z	255.353° W	40.082°	2026-06-20 13:16:52.979Z	204.685° SW
4 mins	2026-06-20 23:43:52.979Z	124.936° SE	2026-06-20 23:44:52.979Z	95.44° ESE	30.994°	2026-06-20 23:47:52.979Z	7.881° NNE

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NETSAT-1, 46506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T11:35:06.578Z)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago