GNOMES-1, 46266
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GNOMES-1, 46266 is a payload satellite owned by PlanetiQ (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 30 Aug 2020 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon
Mission
Operational Commercial Meteo Radio Occ.
Bus & Motor
XSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~30 kg wet, ~30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.162 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 GNOMES-1
1 46266U 20059B 25260.53035992 .00003153 00000-0 26964-3 0 9993
2 46266 97.8181 105.4455 0005238 146.5254 213.6300 14.98352157274732Epoch: 2025-09-17T12:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T12:43:43.097Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-82.18905°
Altitude
578.069 km
Speed
7.57 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 01m 46s
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
02:44:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
572.639 km
Perigee altitude
565.361 km
Semi-major axis
6,947.137 km
Eccentricity
0.00052
Inclination
97.8181°
RAAN
105.4455°
Arg. of periapsis
146.5254°
True anomaly
213.59678°
Mean anomaly
213.63°
Eccentric anomaly
213.61339°
Mean motion
3.7483 °/min
Orbital period
96.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00026964
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2020 (2020-08-30 UTC)
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 12:55:17.148Z | 112.807° SE | 2025-09-18 12:57:17.148Z | 78.602° E | 20.559° | 2025-09-18 13:00:17.148Z | 23.071° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 14:31:17.148Z | 230.006° WSW | 2025-09-18 14:32:17.148Z | 252.042° W | 23.617° | 2025-09-18 14:35:17.148Z | 313.619° NW |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 02:10:17.148Z | 35.522° NE | 2025-09-19 02:13:17.148Z | 107.924° ESE | 31.966° | 2025-09-19 02:16:17.148Z | 165.222° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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