STARLINK-1569, 46039

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1569, 46039 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

46039, 2020-055N

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1569
1 46039U 20055N   26316.50002315  .01386264  00000-0  13097-1 0  9999
2 46039  53.1601  51.3666 0001576 101.7259 280.3386 15.63767297  5908

Epoch: 2026-11-12T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T12:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

17.51057°

Longitude

-166.68013°

Altitude

376.902 km

Speed

7.686 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 19m 50s

True Declination

17° 24' 24"

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

20:54:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

378.111 km

Perigee altitude

375.982 km

Semi-major axis

6,755.183 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.1601°

RAAN

51.3666°

Arg. of periapsis

101.7259°

True anomaly

280.32083°

Mean anomaly

280.3386°

Eccentric anomaly

280.32972°

Mean motion

3.9092 °/min

Orbital period

92.09 mins

BSTAR

0.013097

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STARLINK-1580, 46041 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1532, 46068 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1544, 46031 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1569 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	2026-11-13 09:35:21.297Z	268.822° W	2026-11-13 09:36:21.297Z	321.6° NNW	48.422°	2026-11-13 09:39:21.297Z	40.363° NE
4 mins	2026-11-13 16:00:21.297Z	306.143° NW	2026-11-13 16:02:21.297Z	149.534° SSE	62.206°	2026-11-13 16:04:21.297Z	134.858° SE

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STARLINK-1569, 46039

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-12T12:00:02.000Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1569 Visibility forecast

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