STARLINK-1524, 46047

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1524, 46047 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

46047, 2020-055W

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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1524
1 46047U 20055W   26068.39257527  .00008160  00000-0  29458-3 0  9991
2 46047  53.1566 115.2043 0001469 112.6811 247.4344 15.29379865309022

Epoch: 2026-03-09T09:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T09:25:18.503Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

166.79097°

Altitude

478.951 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 40m 49s

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

00:31:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.929 km

Perigee altitude

476.915 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.059 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.1566°

RAAN

115.2043°

Arg. of periapsis

112.6811°

True anomaly

247.41886°

Mean anomaly

247.4344°

Eccentric anomaly

247.42663°

Mean motion

3.82324 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00029458

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STARLINK-1524 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	2026-03-10 06:01:12.425Z	245.389° WSW	2026-03-10 06:03:12.425Z	334.514° NNW	42.43°	2026-03-10 06:06:12.425Z	44.068° NE
5 mins	2026-03-10 12:36:12.425Z	306.144° NW	2026-03-10 12:38:12.425Z	262.986° W	44.227°	2026-03-10 12:41:12.425Z	135.721° SSE

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STARLINK-1524, 46047

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T09:25:18.503Z)

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

STARLINK-1524 Visibility forecast

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