STARLINK-1527, 46048

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1527, 46048 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

46048, 2020-055X

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1527
1 46048U 20055X   25189.11246877 -.00000366  00000-0 -57395-5 0  9996
2 46048  53.0544 134.5669 0000289  71.0680 289.0341 15.06391072271652

Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:41:57.301Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

167.76604°

Altitude

548.053 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 58m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.76322°

Longitude

-6.66485°

Altitude

549.768 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 18m 02s

Apparent Declination

-64° 52' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:24:53

Azimuth

161.936° S

Elevation

-20.113°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.71 km

Perigee altitude

547.31 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

53.0544°

RAAN

134.5669°

Arg. of periapsis

71.068°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

289.0341°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000057395

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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-1527 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	2025-07-08 21:57:11.377Z	176.187° S	2025-07-08 22:00:11.377Z	125.278° SE	20.15°	2025-07-08 22:02:11.377Z	89.012° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 23:37:11.377Z	257.891° W	2025-07-08 23:39:11.377Z	318.763° NNW	38.599°	2025-07-08 23:43:11.377Z	42.388° NE
4 mins	2025-07-09 01:18:11.377Z	320.716° NNW	2025-07-09 01:19:11.377Z	337.765° N	15.915°	2025-07-09 01:22:11.377Z	25.035° NE
5 mins	2025-07-09 04:39:11.377Z	344.578° N	2025-07-09 04:41:11.377Z	30.453° NE	25.368°	2025-07-09 04:44:11.377Z	84.461° E
6 mins	2025-07-09 06:18:11.377Z	294.139° NW	2025-07-09 06:21:11.377Z	201.263° SSW	37.02°	2025-07-09 06:24:11.377Z	150.925° SSE

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