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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1541
1 46052U 20055AB  25181.70005135  .00000791  00000-0  71997-4 0  9991
2 46052  53.0536 167.8424 0001250  85.6007 274.5125 15.06386979271029

Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:48:04.436Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-3.18219°

Altitude

548.063 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 11m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.03078°

Longitude

-1.7955°

Altitude

547.476 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 53m 40s

Apparent Declination

-22° 30' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:11:42

Azimuth

273.181° WNW

Elevation

-40.316°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.388 km

Perigee altitude

546.657 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.659 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0536°

RAAN

167.8424°

Arg. of periapsis

85.6007°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

274.5125°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000071997

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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-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.
4 mins	2025-07-01 05:56:03.323Z	337.461° NNW	2025-07-01 05:58:03.323Z	7.394° NNE	13.333°	2025-07-01 06:00:03.323Z	37.327° NE
6 mins	2025-07-01 07:36:03.323Z	334.6° NNW	2025-07-01 07:39:03.323Z	40.156° NE	26.187°	2025-07-01 07:42:03.323Z	89.372° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 09:16:03.323Z	288.293° WNW	2025-07-01 09:18:03.323Z	236.913° WSW	35.623°	2025-07-01 09:22:03.323Z	152.841° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-02 00:49:03.323Z	180.663° SSW	2025-07-02 00:51:03.323Z	134.621° SE	28.006°	2025-07-02 00:54:03.323Z	73.613° E
6 mins	2025-07-02 02:28:03.323Z	268.175° W	2025-07-02 02:31:03.323Z	345.185° N	31.003°	2025-07-02 02:34:03.323Z	35.875° NE

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