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.

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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, 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-1573
1 46061U 20055AL  25242.03887594  .00001490  00000-0  11893-3 0  9997
2 46061  53.0540 257.0132 0001092  89.1022 271.0092 15.06390878280143

Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:55:58.881Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-95.46105°

Altitude

548.105 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 08m 03s

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

16:44:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.267 km

Perigee altitude

546.754 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.054°

RAAN

257.0132°

Arg. of periapsis

89.1022°

True anomaly

270.99669°

Mean anomaly

271.0092°

Eccentric anomaly

271.00294°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00011893

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

STARLINK-1561, 46056 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1564, 46058

STARLINK-1570, 46059

STARLINK-1572, 46060

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1573 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.
5 mins	2025-08-31 02:33:37.644Z	174.34° S	2025-08-31 02:36:37.644Z	120.394° SE	20.256°	2025-08-31 02:38:37.644Z	85.909° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 04:12:37.644Z	252.364° W	2025-08-31 04:15:37.644Z	332.207° NNW	38.25°	2025-08-31 04:18:37.644Z	38.737° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 09:15:37.644Z	347.977° N	2025-08-31 09:17:37.644Z	36.656° NE	25.333°	2025-08-31 09:20:37.644Z	86.734° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:54:37.644Z	291.838° WNW	2025-08-31 10:56:37.644Z	244.313° WSW	36.974°	2025-08-31 11:00:37.644Z	150.613° SSE