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3CAT-5/A (TYVAK-0161), 46292

Orbit data source: Space-Track

3CAT-5/A (TYVAK-0161), 46292 is a payload satellite owned by UPC (ES) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 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
46292, 2020-061W
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
UPC
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-09-03 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle
VEGA
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 3CAT-5/A (TYVAK-0161)
1 46292U 20061W   25191.61976216  .00005920  00000-0  17938-3 0  9995
2 46292  97.2931 251.8175 0000651 270.6038  89.5130 15.34523134268455
Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:52:27.45Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
99.9197°
Altitude
465.447 km
Speed
7.634 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 47m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-82.41328°
Longitude
-152.56639°
Altitude
490.261 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 06m 15s
Apparent Declination
-61° 51' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:07:54
Azimuth
179.477° S
Elevation
-68.056°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
459.724 km
Perigee altitude
458.834 km
Semi-major axis
6,837.416 km
Eccentricity
0.00007
Inclination
97.2931°
RAAN
251.8175°
Arg. of periapsis
270.6038°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
89.513°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.83889 °/min
Orbital period
93.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00017938
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3CAT-5/A (TYVAK-0161) Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-07-11 03:31:46.271Z132.286° SE2025-07-11 03:34:46.271Z65.585° ENE26.034°2025-07-11 03:36:46.271Z18.824° NNE
4 mins2025-07-11 16:29:46.271Z43.919° NE2025-07-11 16:31:46.271Z110.109° ESE30.667°2025-07-11 16:33:46.271Z159.646° S
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