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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

Canon Electronics Inc. (JP)

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 (6 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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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 CE-SAT IIB
1 46818U 20077F   26172.91452979  .00286649  38689-4  42754-3 0  9995
2 46818  97.1853 256.1822 0005390 160.0123 200.1370 16.04804600316044

Epoch: 2026-06-21T21:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T21:56:55.373Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

16.84353°

Altitude

267.706 km

Speed

7.745 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 04m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:42:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

261.555 km

Perigee altitude

254.401 km

Semi-major axis

6,636.115 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

97.1853°

RAAN

256.1822°

Arg. of periapsis

160.0123°

True anomaly

200.11575°

Mean anomaly

200.137°

Eccentric anomaly

200.12637°

Mean motion

4.01488 °/min

Orbital period

89.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00042754

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

FLOCK 4EP 3, 46819 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 1, 46813 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 8, 46816 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 4, 46821 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 7, 46814 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 9, 46815 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 46824 (Decayed)

ELECTRON R/B, 46823 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 5, 46817 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 6, 46822 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 2, 46820 (Decayed)

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CE-SAT IIB, 46818

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T21:56:55.373Z)

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

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