STARLINK-1591, 46045

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1591, 46045 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

46045, 2020-055U

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1591
1 46045U 20055U   25183.92174571 -.00000149  00000-0  88710-5 0  9990
2 46045  53.0538 167.8680 0001295  85.9647 274.1490 15.06397595271228

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:07:18.829Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-85.15637°

Altitude

548.033 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 11m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.94722°

Longitude

175.60956°

Altitude

566.52 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 01m 56s

Apparent Declination

-46° 42' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:25:23

Azimuth

149.836° SSE

Elevation

-81.989°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.387 km

Perigee altitude

546.593 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.627 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0538°

RAAN

167.868°

Arg. of periapsis

85.9647°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

274.149°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000008871

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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-1591 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	2025-07-03 06:30:50.384Z	344.926° N	2025-07-03 06:32:50.384Z	18.568° NNE	16.003°	2025-07-03 06:34:50.384Z	50.608° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-03 08:10:50.384Z	328.471° NNW	2025-07-03 08:12:50.384Z	28.813° NE	38.55°	2025-07-03 08:16:50.384Z	112.902° SE
4 mins	2025-07-03 09:50:50.384Z	258.829° W	2025-07-03 09:51:50.384Z	239.061° WSW	20.002°	2025-07-03 09:54:50.384Z	185.851° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-04 01:22:50.384Z	216.735° SW	2025-07-04 01:24:50.384Z	171.683° S	42.721°	2025-07-04 01:28:50.384Z	54.59° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-04 03:02:50.384Z	293.734° NW	2025-07-04 03:04:50.384Z	332.469° NNW	22.018°	2025-07-04 03:07:50.384Z	26.377° NE

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