STARLINK-1526, 46029

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1526, 46029 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

46029, 2020-055C

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1526
1 46029U 20055C   26038.84701103 -.00000256  00000-0  17006-5 0  9999
2 46029  53.0547 260.5866 0001652  86.0061 274.1117 15.06386524304397

Epoch: 2026-02-07T20:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T20:19:41.752Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

177.69798°

Altitude

548.05 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 22m 20s

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

06:52:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.668 km

Perigee altitude

546.379 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.661 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

53.0547°

RAAN

260.5866°

Arg. of periapsis

86.0061°

True anomaly

274.09282°

Mean anomaly

274.1117°

Eccentric anomaly

274.10226°

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0000017006

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 46090 (Decayed)

GLOBAL-7, 46088 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 46086 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1580, 46041 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1514, 46046 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1532, 46068 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1526 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	2026-02-08 17:11:44.706Z	220.896° SW	2026-02-08 17:15:44.706Z	96.025° ESE	42.506°	2026-02-08 17:18:44.706Z	54.952° ENE
4 mins	2026-02-08 18:53:44.706Z	303.931° NW	2026-02-08 18:54:44.706Z	324.238° NNW	21.471°	2026-02-08 18:57:44.706Z	22.38° NNE
6 mins	2026-02-08 23:54:44.706Z	318.778° NNW	2026-02-08 23:56:44.706Z	14.526° NNE	43.099°	2026-02-09 00:00:44.706Z	122.442° SE

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STARLINK-1526, 46029

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-07T20:19:41.752Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1526 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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