STARLINK-1568, 46080
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1568, 46080 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
Partially 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: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1568
1 46080U 20055BF 26314.25002315 .00130283 00000-0 97767-3 0 9990
2 46080 53.0503 281.5905 0004553 96.4021 144.0113 15.71711190 6019Epoch: 2026-11-10T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-10T06:00:02.000Z)
Latitude
-44.2376°
Longitude
8.91294°
Altitude
371.378 km
Speed
7.685 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 53m 20s
True Declination
-44° 03' 21"
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
357.35 km
Perigee altitude
351.22 km
Semi-major axis
6,732.422 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
53.0503°
RAAN
281.5905°
Arg. of periapsis
96.4021°
True anomaly
144.04194°
Mean anomaly
144.0113°
Eccentric anomaly
144.02662°
Mean motion
3.92904 °/min
Orbital period
91.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00097767
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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-1568 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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| 4 mins | 2026-11-11 01:01:43.036Z | 250.624° W | 2026-11-11 01:03:43.036Z | 352.318° N | 50.874° | 2026-11-11 01:05:43.036Z | 39.67° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-11 07:25:43.036Z | 311.238° NW | 2026-11-11 07:27:43.036Z | 113.283° SE | 78.925° | 2026-11-11 07:29:43.036Z | 129.29° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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