STARLINK-1560, 46036

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1560, 46036 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

46036, 2020-055K

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 (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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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1560
1 46036U 20055K   25241.79101451 -.00003595  00000-0 -22279-3 0  9992
2 46036  53.0552 268.0877 0001241  90.1209 269.9923 15.06368598279973

Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:59:03.653Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

5.08791°

Altitude

548.187 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 52m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

16:44:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.438 km

Perigee altitude

546.719 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.715 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0552°

RAAN

268.0877°

Arg. of periapsis

90.1209°

True anomaly

269.97808°

Mean anomaly

269.9923°

Eccentric anomaly

269.98519°

Mean motion

3.7657 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.00022279

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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-1560 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 02:58:56.591Z	160.579° S	2025-08-31 03:00:56.591Z	128.834° SE	15.737°	2025-08-31 03:02:56.591Z	95.817° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-31 04:37:56.591Z	244.389° WSW	2025-08-31 04:39:56.591Z	297.304° NW	42.437°	2025-08-31 04:43:56.591Z	45.528° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-31 06:18:56.591Z	316.275° NNW	2025-08-31 06:19:56.591Z	334.309° NNW	17.439°	2025-08-31 06:22:56.591Z	24.017° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 09:39:56.591Z	344.901° N	2025-08-31 09:41:56.591Z	25.897° NE	22.355°	2025-08-31 09:44:56.591Z	77.46° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 11:18:56.591Z	302.575° NW	2025-08-31 11:21:56.591Z	198.098° SSW	42.613°	2025-08-31 11:24:56.591Z	141.545° SSE