STARLINK-1573, 46061

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1573, 46061 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/46061?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/46061?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

46061, 2020-055AL

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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-1573
1 46061U 20055AL  26020.87895378  .00001673  00000-0  13110-3 0  9990
2 46061  53.0567 331.2862 0001335  98.1164 261.9976 15.06414163301826

Epoch: 2026-01-20T21:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-20T21:05:41.606Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-105.39171°

Altitude

548.176 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 05m 08s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:28:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.363 km

Perigee altitude

546.514 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.576 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0567°

RAAN

331.2862°

Arg. of periapsis

98.1164°

True anomaly

261.98245°

Mean anomaly

261.9976°

Eccentric anomaly

261.99003°

Mean motion

3.76582 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0001311

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2020 (2020-08-07 UTC)

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

STARLINK-1573 Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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	2026-01-22 22:37:21.188Z	219.561° SW	2026-01-22 22:41:21.188Z	98.288° ESE	41.943°	2026-01-22 22:44:21.188Z	55.664° ENE
4 mins	2026-01-23 00:19:21.188Z	303.894° NW	2026-01-23 00:20:21.188Z	324.674° NNW	21.904°	2026-01-23 00:23:21.188Z	22.972° NE
6 mins	2026-01-23 05:20:21.188Z	320.163° NNW	2026-01-23 05:22:21.188Z	20.543° NNE	42.747°	2026-01-23 05:26:21.188Z	121.315° SE

Items per page:

1–3 of 3 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out STARLINK-1573, 46061 on other resources

View STARLINK-1573, 46061 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-1573, 46061 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-1573, 46061 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-1573, 46061 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-1573, 46061 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

STARLINK-1573, 46061

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-20T21:05:41.606Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2020 (2020-08-07 UTC)

STARLINK-1573 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out STARLINK-1573, 46061 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago