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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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 NETSAT-1
1 46506U 20068W   26304.48028482  .00010214  00000-0  28015-3 0  9995
2 46506  97.8767 314.7733 0002738 228.5415 131.5593 15.37490299336224

Epoch: 2026-10-31T11:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T11:31:36.608Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

102.08537°

Altitude

457.875 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 59m 05s

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

03:27:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

452.367 km

Perigee altitude

448.627 km

Semi-major axis

6,828.634 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

97.8767°

RAAN

314.7733°

Arg. of periapsis

228.5415°

True anomaly

131.58277°

Mean anomaly

131.5593°

Eccentric anomaly

131.57104°

Mean motion

3.84629 °/min

Orbital period

93.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00028015

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

NETSAT-4, 46504

LEMUR-2-SUSURRUS, 46502 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-DAYWZAGOODDAY, 46501 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (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.
5 mins	2026-11-01 13:05:12.002Z	42.879° NE	2026-11-01 13:08:12.002Z	108.478° ESE	23.528°	2026-11-01 13:10:12.002Z	148.476° SSE
5 mins	2026-11-02 01:09:12.002Z	191.934° SSW	2026-11-02 01:11:12.002Z	263.9° W	50.055°	2026-11-02 01:14:12.002Z	335.379° NNW

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NETSAT-1, 46506

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T11:31:36.608Z)

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