Satellite · NORAD 46265 · COSPAR 2020-059A
SAOCOM 1B
- Operator Argentina
- Constellation —
- Country Argentina
Altitude now
626.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
97.89°
Period
97.2 min
97.2 min
Perigee
621km
Apogee
624km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:56 UTC (13.6 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 31.628° N
- Longitude
- 140.030° W
- Altitude
- 626.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.549 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:56 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- ARGN · Argentina
- Country
- Argentina AR
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 30 Aug 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-059
Objects from the same launch · 2
- GNOMES-146266PayloadActive
- TYVAK-017246267PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → AR | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → ARGN | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 26 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 46265
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-059A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A78
- Canonical slug
- saocom-1b-46265
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.