STARLINK-1542, 46073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1542, 46073 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

46073, 2020-055AY

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1542
1 46073U 20055AY  25195.95541921 -.00000770  00000-0 -32822-4 0  9997
2 46073  53.0552  83.8519 0001444  89.4155 270.7000 15.06398267272948

Epoch: 2025-07-14T22:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T22:55:48.219Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

166.84413°

Altitude

548.084 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 35m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.07335°

Longitude

106.34166°

Altitude

564.639 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 28m 27s

Apparent Declination

-48° 11' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:30:36

Azimuth

238.701° WSW

Elevation

-67.435°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.488 km

Perigee altitude

546.487 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.624 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0552°

RAAN

83.8519°

Arg. of periapsis

89.4155°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.7°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000032822

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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-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1542 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.
4 mins	2025-07-15 21:31:13.969Z	308.217° NW	2025-07-15 21:33:13.969Z	338.793° N	15.527°	2025-07-15 21:35:13.969Z	12.733° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-16 00:53:13.969Z	344.5° N	2025-07-16 00:55:13.969Z	32.195° NE	26.258°	2025-07-16 00:58:13.969Z	86.62° E
6 mins	2025-07-16 02:32:13.969Z	291.562° WNW	2025-07-16 02:35:13.969Z	201.407° SSW	35.145°	2025-07-16 02:38:13.969Z	153.254° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-16 18:05:13.969Z	183.26° SSW	2025-07-16 18:07:13.969Z	142.706° SSE	27.124°	2025-07-16 18:10:13.969Z	76.712° E
6 mins	2025-07-16 19:44:13.969Z	264.965° W	2025-07-16 19:47:13.969Z	335.475° NNW	32.011°	2025-07-16 19:50:13.969Z	34.335° NE

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