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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1527
1 46048U 20055X   25128.47140285  .00001222  00000-0  10090-3 0  9993
2 46048  53.0557  46.7966 0001419  89.7483 270.3669 15.06405921263008

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:18:49.206Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

10.55017°

Altitude

548.067 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 07m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

43.34194°

Longitude

51.82309°

Altitude

550.674 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 22m 27s

Apparent Declination

4° 07' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:49:46

Azimuth

328.627° NNW

Elevation

-41.075°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.447 km

Perigee altitude

546.481 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.601 km

Eccentricity

0.0001419

Inclination

53.0557°

RAAN

46.7966°

Arg. of periapsis

89.7483°

True anomaly

270.35064°

Mean anomaly

270.3669°

Eccentric anomaly

270.35877°

Mean motion

3.7658 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001009

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 20:55:53.890Z	223.483° SW	2025-05-09 20:58:53.890Z	157.068° SSE	44.402°	2025-05-09 21:02:53.890Z	52.566° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:36:53.890Z	298.195° NW	2025-05-09 22:38:53.890Z	337.16° NNW	21.053°	2025-05-09 22:41:53.890Z	27.717° NE
4 mins	2025-05-10 01:58:53.890Z	350.582° N	2025-05-10 02:00:53.890Z	28.697° NE	18.265°	2025-05-10 02:02:53.890Z	61.303° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-10 03:37:53.890Z	314.495° NW	2025-05-10 03:40:53.890Z	91.702° ESE	43.141°	2025-05-10 03:43:53.890Z	124.781° SE

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