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

18 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 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1541
1 46052U 20055AB  25128.48983372  .00001220  00000-0  10080-3 0  9998
2 46052  53.0544  46.7079 0001366  85.9953 274.1192 15.06397693263004

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:45:21.633Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

3.80816°

Altitude

548.03 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 06m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

5.50092°

Longitude

176.25724°

Altitude

547.458 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 37m 08s

Apparent Declination

-58° 23' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:10:57

Azimuth

168.734° S

Elevation

-9.944°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.435 km

Perigee altitude

546.543 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.626 km

Eccentricity

0.0001366

Inclination

53.0544°

RAAN

46.7079°

Arg. of periapsis

85.9953°

True anomaly

274.10359°

Mean anomaly

274.1192°

Eccentric anomaly

274.11139°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001008

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

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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	2025-05-09 19:45:11.070Z	165.362° S	2025-05-09 19:47:11.070Z	133.122° SE	17.237°	2025-05-09 19:50:11.070Z	84.714° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 21:24:11.070Z	247.714° W	2025-05-09 21:26:11.070Z	288.506° WNW	39.936°	2025-05-09 21:30:11.070Z	43.399° NE
4 mins	2025-05-09 23:05:11.070Z	313.753° NW	2025-05-09 23:07:11.070Z	349.43° N	16.806°	2025-05-09 23:09:11.070Z	21.147° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-10 02:26:11.070Z	341.014° N	2025-05-10 02:28:11.070Z	20.664° NNE	23.358°	2025-05-10 02:31:11.070Z	77.385° E
6 mins	2025-05-10 04:05:11.070Z	300.664° NW	2025-05-10 04:08:11.070Z	221.219° SW	41.366°	2025-05-10 04:11:11.070Z	146.198° SSE

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