STARLINK-1551, 46075

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1551, 46075 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

46075, 2020-055BA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1551
1 46075U 20055BA  25191.98565613 -.00000050  00000-0  15570-4 0  9993
2 46075  53.0546 101.6713 0001380  90.6447 269.4700 15.06399995272340

Epoch: 2025-07-10T23:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T23:39:20.689Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

177.69099°

Altitude

548.1 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 46m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.14953°

Longitude

-90.81118°

Altitude

552.794 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 08m 15s

Apparent Declination

9° 14' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:30:33

Azimuth

347.808° N

Elevation

-40.068°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.438 km

Perigee altitude

546.527 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.619 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0546°

RAAN

101.6713°

Arg. of periapsis

90.6447°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

269.47°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00001557

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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-1551 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.
7 mins	2025-07-11 20:31:33.430Z	220.614° SW	2025-07-11 20:34:33.430Z	186.897° SSW	41.807°	2025-07-11 20:38:33.430Z	54.639° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-11 22:12:33.430Z	291.585° WNW	2025-07-11 22:14:33.430Z	328.253° NNW	21.73°	2025-07-11 22:17:33.430Z	24.365° NE
4 mins	2025-07-12 01:34:33.430Z	345.356° N	2025-07-12 01:36:33.430Z	20.963° NNE	17.877°	2025-07-12 01:38:33.430Z	55.362° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-12 03:13:33.430Z	315.606° NNW	2025-07-12 03:16:33.430Z	36.65° NE	43.392°	2025-07-12 03:20:33.430Z	122.765° SE

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