STARLINK-1585, 46117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1585, 46117 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 18 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

46117, 2020-057A

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)

2020-08-18 (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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1585
1 46117U 20057A   25199.47917967  .00001840  00000-0  14237-3 0  9992
2 46117  53.0548 268.0339 0001228  84.8979 275.2151 15.06394220271044

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:30:01.123Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

158.99921°

Altitude

548.031 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 52m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-29.89469°

Longitude

2.20023°

Altitude

556.88 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 25m 08s

Apparent Declination

-48° 17' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:24:20

Azimuth

238.03° WSW

Elevation

-47.107°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.35 km

Perigee altitude

546.649 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.637 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

268.0339°

Arg. of periapsis

84.8979°

True anomaly

275.20109°

Mean anomaly

275.2151°

Eccentric anomaly

275.20809°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00014237

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STARLINK-1585 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	2025-07-19 06:45:41.785Z	205.188° SW	2025-07-19 06:49:41.785Z	116.933° SE	34.329°	2025-07-19 06:52:41.785Z	64.093° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-19 08:26:41.785Z	281.201° WNW	2025-07-19 08:28:41.785Z	324.114° NNW	26.986°	2025-07-19 08:31:41.785Z	27.476° NE
5 mins	2025-07-19 13:28:41.785Z	332.277° NNW	2025-07-19 13:30:41.785Z	31.312° NE	36.223°	2025-07-19 13:33:41.785Z	103.894° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:08:41.785Z	260.841° W	2025-07-19 15:09:41.785Z	239.404° WSW	22.423°	2025-07-19 15:12:41.785Z	181.93° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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