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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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 NETSAT-1
1 46506U 20068W   26098.45901305  .00012879  00000-0  40614-3 0  9994
2 46506  97.8763  94.6524 0003379 237.3327 122.7589 15.33021605304616

Epoch: 2026-04-08T11:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T11:00:58.727Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

92.68662°

Altitude

471.15 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 18m 36s

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

05:12:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

466.084 km

Perigee altitude

461.461 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.91 km

Eccentricity

0.00034

Inclination

97.8763°

RAAN

94.6524°

Arg. of periapsis

237.3327°

True anomaly

122.79145°

Mean anomaly

122.7589°

Eccentric anomaly

122.77518°

Mean motion

3.8351 °/min

Orbital period

93.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00040614

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

GONETS M 19, 46488

ICEYE-X7, 46496

LEMUR-2-NICHOL, 46503 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

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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	2026-04-08 23:40:44.481Z	163.701° S	2026-04-08 23:43:44.481Z	8.727° NNE	43.724°	2026-04-08 23:46:44.481Z	349.111° N
4 mins	2026-04-09 12:39:44.481Z	9.137° NNE	2026-04-09 12:41:44.481Z	205.956° SW	41.857°	2026-04-09 12:43:44.481Z	196.25° SSW

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NETSAT-1, 46506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T11:00:58.727Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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