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

Country

Related business

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1522
1 46027U 20055A   25242.08584902  .00001860  00000-0  14367-3 0  9991
2 46027  53.0544 266.7626 0001215  91.0374 269.0755 15.06412902280004

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:03:37.355Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-102.66821°

Altitude

548.065 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 47m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:44:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.284 km

Perigee altitude

546.601 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.58 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0544°

RAAN

266.7626°

Arg. of periapsis

91.0374°

True anomaly

269.06158°

Mean anomaly

269.0755°

Eccentric anomaly

269.06854°

Mean motion

3.76581 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00014367

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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	2025-08-31 03:41:38.584Z	199.145° SSW	2025-08-31 03:44:38.584Z	142.078° SSE	32.312°	2025-08-31 03:48:38.584Z	64.014° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-31 05:22:38.584Z	284.662° WNW	2025-08-31 05:24:38.584Z	337.361° NNW	28.528°	2025-08-31 05:27:38.584Z	32.445° NE
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:23:38.584Z	328.612° NNW	2025-08-31 10:26:38.584Z	50.268° ENE	33.624°	2025-08-31 10:29:38.584Z	103.227° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-31 12:03:38.584Z	272.639° WNW	2025-08-31 12:05:38.584Z	228.913° WSW	24.824°	2025-08-31 12:08:38.584Z	174.536° S