PNEO3, 48268
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PNEO3, 48268 is a payload satellite owned by ADS Intelligence (FR) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 29 Apr 2021 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
ASTROBUS-M COM., Unknown motor
Mass
920 kg wet, ~895 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 4.6 m
Radar Cross Section
12.145 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 PNEO3
1 48268U 21034A 25348.95704428 .00001851 00000-0 24174-3 0 9995
2 48268 97.8944 61.3658 0001313 93.0614 267.0749 14.81672474250377Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:58:08.625Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-7.03264°
Altitude
627.121 km
Speed
7.545 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 05m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:23:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
622.007 km
Perigee altitude
620.169 km
Semi-major axis
6,999.225 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
97.8944°
RAAN
61.3658°
Arg. of periapsis
93.0614°
True anomaly
267.05987°
Mean anomaly
267.0749°
Eccentric anomaly
267.06739°
Mean motion
3.70654 °/min
Orbital period
97.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00024174
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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PNEO3 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-12-15 17:22:22.224Z | 31.992° NE | 2025-12-15 17:25:22.224Z | 81.869° E | 31.455° | 2025-12-15 17:29:22.224Z | 164.949° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-15 19:00:22.224Z | 316.921° NNW | 2025-12-15 19:01:22.224Z | 300.12° NW | 17.108° | 2025-12-15 19:04:22.224Z | 253.79° W |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-16 04:18:22.224Z | 108.383° ESE | 2025-12-16 04:20:22.224Z | 62.838° ENE | 25.798° | 2025-12-16 04:23:22.224Z | 13.378° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-16 05:54:22.224Z | 229.184° WSW | 2025-12-16 05:56:22.224Z | 267.156° W | 21.41° | 2025-12-16 05:59:22.224Z | 315.106° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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