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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1522
1 46027U 20055A   25132.87886356  .00009022  00000-0  62372-3 0  9991
2 46027  53.0552  37.0083 0001389  82.1435 277.9712 15.06404501263547

Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:05:33.811Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-150.2682°

Altitude

547.944 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 28m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

36.07609°

Longitude

-119.07576°

Altitude

549.176 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 57m 00s

Apparent Declination

0° 04' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:15:59

Azimuth

344.235° N

Elevation

-49.07°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.43 km

Perigee altitude

546.506 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.605 km

Eccentricity

0.0001389

Inclination

53.0552°

RAAN

37.0083°

Arg. of periapsis

82.1435°

True anomaly

277.95544°

Mean anomaly

277.9712°

Eccentric anomaly

277.96332°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

BSTAR

0.00062372

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.
7 mins	2025-05-13 19:32:19.002Z	197.024° SSW	2025-05-13 19:35:19.002Z	142.988° SSE	30.568°	2025-05-13 19:39:19.002Z	65.559° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-13 21:13:19.002Z	281.981° WNW	2025-05-13 21:15:19.002Z	336.231° NNW	29.617°	2025-05-13 21:18:19.002Z	32.867° NE
6 mins	2025-05-14 02:14:19.002Z	329.459° NNW	2025-05-14 02:17:19.002Z	47.298° ENE	32.53°	2025-05-14 02:20:19.002Z	100.883° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-14 03:54:19.002Z	275.014° WNW	2025-05-14 03:56:19.002Z	230.213° WSW	26.313°	2025-05-14 03:59:19.002Z	172.727° S

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