STARLINK-1570, 46059

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1570, 46059 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

46059, 2020-055AJ

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-1570
1 46059U 20055AJ  25242.04626546 -.00001274  00000-0 -66678-4 0  9997
2 46059  53.0549 256.9395 0001182  86.9984 273.1140 15.06373896280104

Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:06:37.335Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-98.20229°

Altitude

548.126 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 07m 45s

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

16:44:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.381 km

Perigee altitude

546.744 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.699 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0549°

RAAN

256.9395°

Arg. of periapsis

86.9984°

True anomaly

273.10048°

Mean anomaly

273.114°

Eccentric anomaly

273.10724°

Mean motion

3.76572 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000066678

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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-1564, 46058

STARLINK-1572, 46060

STARLINK-1573, 46061

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1570 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 02:43:59.116Z	187.572° SSW	2025-08-31 02:46:59.116Z	138.339° SSE	24.5°	2025-08-31 02:49:59.116Z	78.554° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 04:23:59.116Z	261.745° W	2025-08-31 04:26:59.116Z	341.501° N	33.939°	2025-08-31 04:29:59.116Z	36.836° NE
6 mins	2025-08-31 09:25:59.116Z	334.344° NNW	2025-08-31 09:27:59.116Z	13.815° NNE	27.84°	2025-08-31 09:31:59.116Z	93.703° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-31 11:05:59.116Z	282.292° WNW	2025-08-31 11:07:59.116Z	229.411° WSW	32.642°	2025-08-31 11:10:59.116Z	162.684° S