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S6 MICHAEL FREILICH, 46984

Orbit data source: Space-Track

S6 MICHAEL FREILICH, 46984 is an ESA payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Nov 2020 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

46984, 2020-086A

Orbit

LEO

Country

ESA

Related business

Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (BE)

Manufacturer

Airbus/DF

Mission

Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

FLEXBUS, AOCS 2X40MN

Mass

1,192 kg wet, ~962 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-11-21 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Box, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

22.155 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 S6 MICHAEL FREILICH
1 46984U 20086A   26171.28659686 -.00000041  00000-0  86498-4 0  9999
2 46984  66.0398 128.6148 0007932 270.1789  89.8317 12.80930002260728

Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:52:41.968Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

116.93651°

Altitude

1,339.63 km

Speed

7.188 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 34m 27s

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

21:28:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,342.415 km

Perigee altitude

1,330.177 km

Semi-major axis

7,714.433 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

66.0398°

RAAN

128.6148°

Arg. of periapsis

270.1789°

True anomaly

89.92259°

Mean anomaly

89.8317°

Eccentric anomaly

89.87715°

Mean motion

3.20322 °/min

Orbital period

112.39 mins

BSTAR

0.000086498

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FALCON 9 R/B, 46985 (Decayed)

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S6 MICHAEL FREILICH 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.
11 mins	2026-06-22 20:48:49.418Z	149.384° SSE	2026-06-22 20:54:49.418Z	100.71° ESE	20.842°	2026-06-22 20:59:49.418Z	59.889° ENE
15 mins	2026-06-22 22:42:49.418Z	216.228° SW	2026-06-22 22:49:49.418Z	316.237° NNW	44.203°	2026-06-22 22:57:49.418Z	28.044° NE
10 mins	2026-06-23 00:42:49.418Z	287.999° WNW	2026-06-23 00:46:49.418Z	322.825° NNW	20.102°	2026-06-23 00:52:49.418Z	11.124° NNE
7 mins	2026-06-23 04:44:49.418Z	6.016° NNE	2026-06-23 04:47:49.418Z	30.204° NE	14.752°	2026-06-23 04:51:49.418Z	60.178° ENE
14 mins	2026-06-23 06:38:49.418Z	340.785° N	2026-06-23 06:45:49.418Z	56.812° ENE	37.334°	2026-06-23 06:52:49.418Z	124.515° SE
12 mins	2026-06-23 08:35:49.418Z	308.475° NW	2026-06-23 08:40:49.418Z	259.34° W	31.819°	2026-06-23 08:47:49.418Z	189.727° SSW

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S6 MICHAEL FREILICH, 46984

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:52:41.968Z)

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Other satellites on launch #86 in the year 2020 (2020-11-21 UTC)

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