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

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1526
1 46029U 20055C   25198.76871766 -.00000879  00000-0 -40152-4 0  9998
2 46029  53.0555 101.2142 0001471  82.8866 277.2290 15.06391062273484

Epoch: 2025-07-17T18:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T18:26:57.205Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-111.35398°

Altitude

547.99 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 44m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.96022°

Longitude

-65.46766°

Altitude

550.972 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 00m 35s

Apparent Declination

4° 46' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:12:38

Azimuth

343.294° N

Elevation

-43.961°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.528 km

Perigee altitude

546.491 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.0555°

RAAN

101.2142°

Arg. of periapsis

82.8866°

True anomaly

277.21228°

Mean anomaly

277.229°

Eccentric anomaly

277.22064°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000040152

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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-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.
6 mins	2025-07-18 20:06:39.917Z	225.478° WSW	2025-07-18 20:09:39.917Z	99.883° ESE	44.661°	2025-07-18 20:12:39.917Z	52.115° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-18 21:47:39.917Z	301.918° NW	2025-07-18 21:49:39.917Z	341.588° N	20.507°	2025-07-18 21:52:39.917Z	29.317° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 01:09:39.917Z	353.466° N	2025-07-19 01:10:39.917Z	12.243° NNE	18.694°	2025-07-19 01:13:39.917Z	64.341° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-19 02:48:39.917Z	313.413° NW	2025-07-19 02:50:39.917Z	332.805° NNW	43.022°	2025-07-19 02:54:39.917Z	126.955° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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