STARLINK-1522, 46027

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1522, 46027 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 07 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

46027, 2020-055A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-08-07 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1522
1 46027U 20055A   25186.22176536  .00000976  00000-0  84419-4 0  9997
2 46027  53.0543 157.5457 0001312  83.6168 276.4970 15.06401145271073

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:19:20.527Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

154.24723°

Altitude

547.985 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 30m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-27.59857°

Longitude

128.8765°

Altitude

555.877 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 17m 42s

Apparent Declination

-59° 01' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:49:44

Azimuth

140.4° SSE

Elevation

-36.743°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.387 km

Perigee altitude

546.57 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.616 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0543°

RAAN

157.5457°

Arg. of periapsis

83.6168°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

276.497°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000084419

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2020 (2020-08-07 UTC)

STARLINK-1561, 46056 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1562, 46057 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1522 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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 00:36:17.903Z	217.156° SW	2025-07-06 00:39:17.903Z	143.478° SSE	42.663°	2025-07-06 00:43:17.903Z	55.101° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-06 02:17:17.903Z	296.263° NW	2025-07-06 02:19:17.903Z	338.178° N	22.551°	2025-07-06 02:22:17.903Z	29.031° NE
4 mins	2025-07-06 05:39:17.903Z	351.942° N	2025-07-06 05:40:17.903Z	9.631° NNE	17.212°	2025-07-06 05:43:17.903Z	59.767° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-06 07:18:17.903Z	318.635° NNW	2025-07-06 07:21:17.903Z	75.166° E	41.292°	2025-07-06 07:24:17.903Z	119.353° SE

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