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

18 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 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1522
1 46027U 20055A   25128.49996465 -.00001492  00000-0 -81294-4 0  9997
2 46027  53.0551  56.6683 0001574  91.3294 268.7875 15.06391794262883

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:59:56.945Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

10.11141°

Altitude

548.139 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 46m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-24.29481°

Longitude

-153.60787°

Altitude

554.744 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 13m 40s

Apparent Declination

-62° 45' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:35:36

Azimuth

147.311° SSE

Elevation

-32.477°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.597 km

Perigee altitude

546.417 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.644 km

Eccentricity

0.0001574

Inclination

53.0551°

RAAN

56.6683°

Arg. of periapsis

91.3294°

True anomaly

268.76947°

Mean anomaly

268.7875°

Eccentric anomaly

268.77848°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000081294

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 21:37:46.568Z	224.105° SW	2025-05-09 21:39:46.568Z	205.704° SW	43.119°	2025-05-09 21:43:46.568Z	52.183° ENE
4 mins	2025-05-09 23:18:46.568Z	309.133° NW	2025-05-09 23:19:46.568Z	329.343° NNW	20.523°	2025-05-09 23:22:46.568Z	23.847° NE
4 mins	2025-05-10 02:39:46.568Z	345.098° N	2025-05-10 02:41:46.568Z	21.576° NNE	18.78°	2025-05-10 02:43:46.568Z	57.251° ENE
7 mins	2025-05-10 04:18:46.568Z	312.897° NW	2025-05-10 04:21:46.568Z	42.839° NE	44.557°	2025-05-10 04:25:46.568Z	126.797° SE

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