STARLINK-1543, 46053

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1543, 46053 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

46053, 2020-055AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1543
1 46053U 20055AC  25188.86919943 -.00000084  00000-0  13289-4 0  9993
2 46053  53.0548 135.6547 0001616  93.5384 266.5790 15.06394499272132

Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:51:38.83Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-103.32946°

Altitude

548.175 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 02m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.87854°

Longitude

-93.1477°

Altitude

547.136 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 04m 27s

Apparent Declination

-10° 55' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:11:21

Azimuth

334.271° NNW

Elevation

-58.71°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.618 km

Perigee altitude

546.38 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.636 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

135.6547°

Arg. of periapsis

93.5384°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

266.579°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000013289

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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-1543 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	2025-07-08 22:29:42.254Z	201.575° SSW	2025-07-08 22:32:42.254Z	146.54° SSE	33.333°	2025-07-08 22:36:42.254Z	63.484° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-09 00:10:42.254Z	284.53° WNW	2025-07-09 00:12:42.254Z	334.175° NNW	27.867°	2025-07-09 00:15:42.254Z	31.12° NE
6 mins	2025-07-09 05:11:42.254Z	326.816° NNW	2025-07-09 05:14:42.254Z	47.012° ENE	34.864°	2025-07-09 05:17:42.254Z	104.252° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-09 06:51:42.254Z	272.805° WNW	2025-07-09 06:53:42.254Z	231.457° WSW	23.738°	2025-07-09 06:56:42.254Z	177.019° S

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