STARLINK-1536, 46070

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1536, 46070 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

46070, 2020-055AV

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 (6 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)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1536
1 46070U 20055AV  26197.44812275 -.00000474  00000-0 -35080-5 0  9995
2 46070  53.1592 222.6618 0001100  83.8575 276.2552 15.31700593328960

Epoch: 2026-07-16T10:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-16T10:45:17.805Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

127.04817°

Altitude

471.556 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 50m 38s

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

21:35:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.748 km

Perigee altitude

470.242 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.132 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1592°

RAAN

222.6618°

Arg. of periapsis

83.8575°

True anomaly

276.24267°

Mean anomaly

276.2552°

Eccentric anomaly

276.24893°

Mean motion

3.82904 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

-0.000003508

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

STARLINK-1581, 46042 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1515, 46065 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1538, 46071 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 46090 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1524, 46047

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STARLINK-1536 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	2026-07-17 10:44:18.007Z	326.957° NNW	2026-07-17 10:46:18.007Z	18.832° NNE	36.249°	2026-07-17 10:49:18.007Z	107.289° ESE
5 mins	2026-07-18 03:39:18.007Z	195.229° SSW	2026-07-18 03:41:18.007Z	121.568° SE	35.378°	2026-07-18 03:44:18.007Z	62.12° ENE
4 mins	2026-07-18 05:17:18.007Z	290.8° WNW	2026-07-18 05:19:18.007Z	340.331° N	23.08°	2026-07-18 05:21:18.007Z	21.717° NNE

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STARLINK-1536, 46070

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-16T10:45:17.805Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1536 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago