STARLINK-1566, 46079
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1566, 46079 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-1566
1 46079U 20055BE 26313.52348028 .00065296 00000-0 15421-2 0 9998
2 46079 53.1609 40.3607 0003066 41.5543 318.5695 15.41268726346775Epoch: 2026-11-09T12:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T12:33:48.696Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
163.20898°
Altitude
441.7 km
Speed
7.649 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 41m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:04:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
444.713 km
Perigee altitude
440.53 km
Semi-major axis
6,820.758 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
53.1609°
RAAN
40.3607°
Arg. of periapsis
41.5543°
True anomaly
318.54624°
Mean anomaly
318.5695°
Eccentric anomaly
318.55787°
Mean motion
3.85296 °/min
Orbital period
93.43 mins
BSTAR
0.0015421
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2020 (2020-08-07 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1566 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-11-11 08:18:42.657Z | 230.572° WSW | 2026-11-11 08:21:42.657Z | 245.174° WSW | 74.193° | 2026-11-11 08:24:42.657Z | 48.663° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-11 14:51:42.657Z | 316.746° NNW | 2026-11-11 14:53:42.657Z | 353.813° N | 63.891° | 2026-11-11 14:56:42.657Z | 121.81° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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