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

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1541
1 46052U 20055AB  25241.74398824  .00000574  00000-0  57416-4 0  9991
2 46052  53.0525 258.2945 0000914  55.7454 304.3622 15.06398564280072

Epoch: 2025-08-29T17:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T17:51:20.583Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

12.27049°

Altitude

547.738 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 13m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:42:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.12 km

Perigee altitude

546.854 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.624 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.0525°

RAAN

258.2945°

Arg. of periapsis

55.7454°

True anomaly

304.35355°

Mean anomaly

304.3622°

Eccentric anomaly

304.35788°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000057416

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 03:27:38.211Z	219.142° SW	2025-08-31 03:31:38.211Z	98.479° ESE	41.723°	2025-08-31 03:34:38.211Z	55.877° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-31 05:09:38.211Z	303.946° NW	2025-08-31 05:10:38.211Z	324.899° NNW	22.053°	2025-08-31 05:13:38.211Z	23.208° NE
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:10:38.211Z	320.516° NNW	2025-08-31 10:12:38.211Z	21.657° NNE	42.638°	2025-08-31 10:16:38.211Z	120.998° SE