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CE-SAT IIB, 46818

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CE-SAT IIB, 46818 is a payload satellite owned by Canon STL (JP) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 28 Oct 2020 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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

46818, 2020-077F

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Canon Electronics Inc. (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

Canon STL

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CE-SAT, Unknown motor

Mass

35 kg wet, 35 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-28 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.575 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 CE-SAT IIB
1 46818U 20077F   25187.19774402  .00027311  00000-0  40350-3 0  9999
2 46818  97.2577 252.3530 0005586  42.0857 318.0826 15.55292851260926

Epoch: 2025-07-06T04:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T04:44:45.083Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-103.25973°

Altitude

401.626 km

Speed

7.671 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 49m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-13.94743°

Longitude

75.10362°

Altitude

410.614 km

Speed

7.662 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 21m 22s

Apparent Declination

-29° 33' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:37:45

Azimuth

80.238° E

Elevation

-60.344°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

401.999 km

Perigee altitude

394.429 km

Semi-major axis

6,776.351 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

97.2577°

RAAN

252.353°

Arg. of periapsis

42.0857°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

318.0826°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.89089 °/min

Orbital period

92.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0004035

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2020 (2020-10-28 UTC)

FLOCK 4EP 1, 46813 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 7, 46814 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 9, 46815 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 8, 46816 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 5, 46817 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 3, 46819 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 2, 46820 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 4, 46821 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 6, 46822 (Decayed)

ELECTRON R/B, 46823 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 46824 (Decayed)

CE-SAT IIB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-06 17:38:53.137Z	351.753° N	2025-07-06 17:41:53.137Z	269.215° W	28.699°	2025-07-06 17:43:53.137Z	223.056° SW
4 mins	2025-07-07 04:03:53.137Z	120.968° SE	2025-07-07 04:04:53.137Z	82.87° E	30.69°	2025-07-07 04:07:53.137Z	5.417° NNE

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Check out CE-SAT IIB, 46818 on other resources

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