STARLINK-1541, 46052

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1541, 46052 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

46052, 2020-055AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 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 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1541
1 46052U 20055AB  25224.56016110  .00007682  00000-0  53402-3 0  9994
2 46052  53.0557 335.4378 0001221  76.4231 283.6894 15.06403010277484

Epoch: 2025-08-12T13:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T13:26:37.919Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

172.52876°

Altitude

547.882 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 21m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

36.71314°

Longitude

-157.48425°

Altitude

549.339 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 40m 35s

Apparent Declination

3° 06' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:49:22

Azimuth

241.735° WSW

Elevation

33.721°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.318 km

Perigee altitude

546.627 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.61 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0557°

RAAN

335.4378°

Arg. of periapsis

76.4231°

True anomaly

283.67581°

Mean anomaly

283.6894°

Eccentric anomaly

283.6826°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00053402

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

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STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1541 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	2025-08-13 10:21:24.440Z	241.042° WSW	2025-08-13 10:23:24.440Z	2.747° NNE	43.505°	2025-08-13 10:26:24.440Z	46.479° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-13 12:01:24.440Z	307.481° NW	2025-08-13 12:03:24.440Z	344.312° N	18.342°	2025-08-13 12:05:24.440Z	18.541° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-13 15:23:24.440Z	354.261° N	2025-08-13 15:24:24.440Z	14.676° NNE	20.969°	2025-08-13 15:27:24.440Z	70.301° E
6 mins	2025-08-13 17:02:24.440Z	304.54° NW	2025-08-13 17:04:24.440Z	266.71° W	43.672°	2025-08-13 17:08:24.440Z	136.422° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-14 08:36:24.440Z	151.676° SSE	2025-08-14 08:37:24.440Z	132.505° SE	18.625°	2025-08-14 08:40:24.440Z	82.853° E
6 mins	2025-08-14 10:14:24.440Z	251.425° W	2025-08-14 10:16:24.440Z	295.832° NW	38.935°	2025-08-14 10:20:24.440Z	42.318° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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