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 (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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1560
1 46036U 20055K   26193.14841249  .00005001  00000-0  17270-3 0  9991
2 46036  53.1568 268.4245 0001029  59.1354 300.9748 15.31719128327954

Epoch: 2026-07-12T03:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T03:33:42.839Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-75.05546°

Altitude

471.22 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 53m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:15:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.645 km

Perigee altitude

470.235 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.077 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.1568°

RAAN

268.4245°

Arg. of periapsis

59.1354°

True anomaly

300.96469°

Mean anomaly

300.9748°

Eccentric anomaly

300.96974°

Mean motion

3.82909 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0001727

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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.
5 mins	2026-07-12 13:24:10.218Z	333.013° NNW	2026-07-12 13:27:10.218Z	28.912° NE	20.402°	2026-07-12 13:29:10.218Z	69.389° E
5 mins	2026-07-12 15:03:10.218Z	296.881° NW	2026-07-12 15:05:10.218Z	216.917° SW	41.395°	2026-07-12 15:08:10.218Z	143.995° SSE
5 mins	2026-07-13 07:57:10.218Z	245.149° WSW	2026-07-13 07:59:10.218Z	289.878° WNW	40.358°	2026-07-13 08:02:10.218Z	41.255° NE

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STARLINK-1560, 46036

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T03:33:42.839Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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