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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 (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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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 CE-SAT IIB
1 46818U 20077F   25312.86251410  .00048180  00000-0  47363-3 0  9990
2 46818  97.2382  20.6223 0002576 261.4278  98.6691 15.65883961280512

Epoch: 2025-11-08T20:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T20:42:01.218Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

21.83118°

Altitude

374.117 km

Speed

7.685 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 22m 29s

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

21:24:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

369.333 km

Perigee altitude

365.858 km

Semi-major axis

6,745.732 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.2382°

RAAN

20.6223°

Arg. of periapsis

261.4278°

True anomaly

98.69828°

Mean anomaly

98.6691°

Eccentric anomaly

98.68369°

Mean motion

3.91741 °/min

Orbital period

91.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00047363

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

ELECTRON R/B, 46823 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 1, 46813 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 4, 46821 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 6, 46822 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 7, 46814 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 2, 46820 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 9, 46815 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 46824 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 8, 46816 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 5, 46817 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4EP 3, 46819 (Decayed)

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CE-SAT IIB Visibility forecast

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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	2025-11-09 04:30:17.295Z	150.147° SSE	2025-11-09 04:32:17.295Z	98.18° ESE	37.247°	2025-11-09 04:35:17.295Z	358.794° N

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CE-SAT IIB, 46818

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T20:42:01.218Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CE-SAT IIB Visibility forecast

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