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

14 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1527
1 46048U 20055X   25199.39623796 -.00000924  00000-0 -43144-4 0  9992
2 46048  53.0573  88.4036 0001409  95.5289 264.5861 15.06397979273693

Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:30:34.959Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

9.30963°

Altitude

548.189 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 53m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.64988°

Longitude

-36.86756°

Altitude

562.362 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 37m 26s

Apparent Declination

-42° 37' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:22:44

Azimuth

252.958° W

Elevation

-75.737°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.464 km

Perigee altitude

546.512 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.625 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0573°

RAAN

88.4036°

Arg. of periapsis

95.5289°

True anomaly

264.57003°

Mean anomaly

264.5861°

Eccentric anomaly

264.57806°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000043144

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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	2025-07-19 00:16:06.942Z	337.041° NNW	2025-07-19 00:19:06.942Z	26.919° NE	16.9°	2025-07-19 00:21:06.942Z	58.046° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-19 01:56:06.942Z	319.244° NNW	2025-07-19 01:59:06.942Z	64.362° ENE	41.219°	2025-07-19 02:02:06.942Z	117.492° SE
6 mins	2025-07-19 19:08:06.942Z	227.436° WSW	2025-07-19 19:11:06.942Z	72.889° E	44.724°	2025-07-19 19:14:06.942Z	51.052° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 20:49:06.942Z	303.095° NW	2025-07-19 20:51:06.942Z	342.296° N	20.096°	2025-07-19 20:53:06.942Z	18.36° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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