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SALSAT, 46495

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SALSAT, 46495 is a payload satellite owned by TUB (DE) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1B launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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

46495, 2020-068K

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Technical University of Berlin (DE / GER)

Manufacturer

TUB

Mission

Operational Amateur Sigint

Bus & Motor

TUBIX10, Unknown motor

Mass

12 kg wet, 12 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-28 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1B

Launch site

Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

0.086 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SALSAT
1 46495U 20068K   25191.49734985  .00004343  00000-0  18718-3 0  9993
2 46495  97.8613 170.9639 0012798  60.5202 299.7309 15.23084915263234

Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:56:11.027Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

63.25517°

Altitude

495.267 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 23m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.52372°

Longitude

-123.9822°

Altitude

522.289 km

Speed

7.596 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 34m 07s

Apparent Declination

-42° 32' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:33

Azimuth

112.756° SE

Elevation

-82.136°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.318 km

Perigee altitude

484.73 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.661 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

97.8613°

RAAN

170.9639°

Arg. of periapsis

60.5202°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

299.7309°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81022 °/min

Orbital period

94.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00018718

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Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 2020 (2020-09-28 UTC)

GONETS M 17, 46486

GONETS M 18, 46487

GONETS M 19, 46488

MEZNSAT, 46489 (Decayed)

YARILO-1, 46490 (Decayed)

YARILO-2, 46491 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-3, 46492 (Decayed)

KEPLER-5 (AMIDALA), 46498 (Decayed)

KEPLER-4 (ANTILLES), 46499 (Decayed)

LEMUR-2-SLICERS, 46500 (Decayed)

SALSAT 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.
5 mins	2025-07-11 12:09:24.807Z	337.624° N	2025-07-11 12:11:24.807Z	286.896° WNW	26.548°	2025-07-11 12:14:24.807Z	227.775° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-11 22:46:24.807Z	175.22° S	2025-07-11 22:48:24.807Z	320.738° NNW	42.304°	2025-07-11 22:51:24.807Z	344.661° N

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