STARLINK-1548, 46054

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1548, 46054 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

46054, 2020-055AD

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-1548
1 46054U 20055AD  25242.02044097  .00000132  00000-0  27727-4 0  9997
2 46054  53.0538 257.0565 0001054  75.1209 284.9896 15.06388934280147

Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:29:26.099Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-88.76305°

Altitude

547.936 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 08m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

16:43:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.246 km

Perigee altitude

546.786 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.653 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0538°

RAAN

257.0565°

Arg. of periapsis

75.1209°

True anomaly

284.97793°

Mean anomaly

284.9896°

Eccentric anomaly

284.98377°

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000027727

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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-1548 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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 03:45:09.895Z	231.261° WSW	2025-08-31 03:48:09.895Z	36.796° NE	43.965°	2025-08-31 03:51:09.895Z	49.271° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-31 05:26:09.895Z	306.777° NW	2025-08-31 05:28:09.895Z	345.731° N	19.291°	2025-08-31 05:30:09.895Z	20.003° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-31 08:48:09.895Z	356.172° N	2025-08-31 08:49:09.895Z	16.196° NNE	19.897°	2025-08-31 08:52:09.895Z	68.616° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:27:09.895Z	309.264° NW	2025-08-31 10:29:09.895Z	301.694° NW	44.501°	2025-08-31 10:33:09.895Z	131.676° SE