STARLINK-1523, 46028

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1523, 46028 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

46028, 2020-055B

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 (6 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1523
1 46028U 20055B   26217.54706756  .00032149  00000-0  95174-3 0  9998
2 46028  53.1590 154.3217 0004855  78.4012 281.7535 15.34617468331702

Epoch: 2026-08-05T13:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T13:07:46.637Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

3.27744°

Altitude

462.283 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 17m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

16:17:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

465.635 km

Perigee altitude

458.993 km

Semi-major axis

6,840.451 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

53.159°

RAAN

154.3217°

Arg. of periapsis

78.4012°

True anomaly

281.69903°

Mean anomaly

281.7535°

Eccentric anomaly

281.72626°

Mean motion

3.83633 °/min

Orbital period

93.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00095174

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STARLINK-1523 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	2026-08-06 05:15:30.658Z	317.188° NNW	2026-08-06 05:18:30.658Z	86.502° E	40.474°	2026-08-06 05:21:30.658Z	122.05° SE
5 mins	2026-08-06 22:08:30.658Z	212.729° SW	2026-08-06 22:10:30.658Z	127.544° SE	42.085°	2026-08-06 22:13:30.658Z	56.397° ENE

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STARLINK-1523, 46028

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-05T13:07:46.637Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1523 Visibility forecast

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