STARLINK-1572, 46060

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1572, 46060 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

46060, 2020-055AK

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-1572
1 46060U 20055AK  25241.77716845  .00001123  00000-0  94313-4 0  9998
2 46060  53.0542 258.1474 0001305  86.7902 273.3236 15.06393772280075

Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:39:07.354Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

0.14579°

Altitude

548.058 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 12m 35s

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

16:42:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.405 km

Perigee altitude

546.598 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0542°

RAAN

258.1474°

Arg. of periapsis

86.7902°

True anomaly

273.30867°

Mean anomaly

273.3236°

Eccentric anomaly

273.31614°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000094313

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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-1570, 46059

STARLINK-1573, 46061

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1572 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 02:38:35.820Z	182.792° SSW	2025-08-31 02:41:35.820Z	132.854° SE	22.513°	2025-08-31 02:44:35.820Z	78.804° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 04:18:35.820Z	259.744° W	2025-08-31 04:20:35.820Z	303.893° NW	35.332°	2025-08-31 04:24:35.820Z	39.374° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 09:20:35.820Z	338.281° N	2025-08-31 09:22:35.820Z	20.832° NNE	26.868°	2025-08-31 09:25:35.820Z	84.336° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:59:35.820Z	293.019° NW	2025-08-31 11:02:35.820Z	220.237° SW	35.097°	2025-08-31 11:05:35.820Z	157.273° SSE