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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
46266, 2020-059B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Blue Canyon
Mission
Operational Commercial Meteo Radio Occ.
Bus & Motor
XSAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~30 kg wet, ~30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-08-30 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.162 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 GNOMES-1
1 46266U 20059B   25191.53562493  .00001287  00000-0  11416-3 0  9999
2 46266  97.8239  36.3223 0006186  52.2074 307.9707 14.97980916264407
Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T12:51:17.993Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-85.20317°
Altitude
573.539 km
Speed
7.575 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 25m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-75.18632°
Longitude
64.13231°
Altitude
604.283 km
Speed
7.554 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 36m 26s
Apparent Declination
-73° 49' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:53:13
Azimuth
177.911° S
Elevation
-56.028°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.447 km
Perigee altitude
565.851 km
Semi-major axis
6,948.286 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
97.8239°
RAAN
36.3223°
Arg. of periapsis
52.2074°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
307.9707°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.74737 °/min
Orbital period
96.07 mins
BSTAR
0.00011416
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GNOMES-1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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7 mins2025-07-11 02:15:07.827Z26.407° NE2025-07-11 02:18:07.827Z92.906° ESE38.114°2025-07-11 02:22:07.827Z177.025° S
5 mins2025-07-11 13:03:07.827Z120.67° SE2025-07-11 13:05:07.827Z79.594° E26.36°2025-07-11 13:08:07.827Z16.225° NNE
4 mins2025-07-11 14:39:07.827Z237.449° WSW2025-07-11 14:40:07.827Z255.619° W17.902°2025-07-11 14:43:07.827Z307.894° NW
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