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   25181.71017956  .00000902  00000-0  79428-4 0  9999
2 46027  53.0535 177.7991 0001111  78.4703 281.6410 15.06399736270905

Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:02:39.513Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

3.11831°

Altitude

547.936 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 51m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.84359°

Longitude

134.71538°

Altitude

551.04 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 10m 23s

Apparent Declination

11° 42' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:56:36

Azimuth

69.114° E

Elevation

-6.166°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.253 km

Perigee altitude

546.714 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.62 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0535°

RAAN

177.7991°

Arg. of periapsis

78.4703°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.641°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000079428

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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	2025-07-01 07:48:49.861Z	330.943° NNW	2025-07-01 07:51:49.861Z	19.541° NNE	20.946°	2025-07-01 07:54:49.861Z	72.164° E
7 mins	2025-07-01 09:28:49.861Z	306.778° NW	2025-07-01 09:31:49.861Z	237.277° WSW	44.487°	2025-07-01 09:35:49.861Z	135.366° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-02 02:41:49.861Z	251.79° W	2025-07-02 02:43:49.861Z	307.037° NW	40.177°	2025-07-02 02:47:49.861Z	43.342° NE
4 mins	2025-07-02 04:22:49.861Z	317.816° NNW	2025-07-02 04:23:49.861Z	335.046° NNW	16.426°	2025-07-02 04:26:49.861Z	23.766° NE

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