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TYVAK-0172, 46267

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TYVAK-0172, 46267 is a payload satellite owned by Echostar AU (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
46267, 2020-059C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Tyvak NSS
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U?, Unknown motor
Mass
11 kg wet, 11 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
0.077 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 TYVAK-0172
1 46267U 20059C   25196.58484725  .00024247  00000-0  75050-3 0  9996
2 46267  97.7712  57.8049 0002095  70.4051 289.7416 15.33470988266476
Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:02:10.802Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-86.41736°
Altitude
468.08 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 51m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-26.4194°
Longitude
90.03005°
Altitude
476.462 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 15m 16s
Apparent Declination
-42° 45' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:47:17
Azimuth
112.02° ESE
Elevation
-50.759°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
463.863 km
Perigee altitude
460.997 km
Semi-major axis
6,840.567 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
97.7712°
RAAN
57.8049°
Arg. of periapsis
70.4051°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
289.7416°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.83623 °/min
Orbital period
93.84 mins
BSTAR
0.0007505
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5 mins2025-07-16 03:07:52.439Z37.739° NE2025-07-16 03:10:52.439Z107.816° ESE26.156°2025-07-16 03:12:52.439Z153.156° SSE
5 mins2025-07-16 15:13:52.439Z202.085° SSW2025-07-16 15:15:52.439Z261.894° W31.747°2025-07-16 15:18:52.439Z329.781° NNW
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