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
20 hours ago
Origin
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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1585
1 46117U 20057A   25128.55432662 -.00002627  00000-0 -15757-3 0  9991
2 46117  53.0549 226.4252 0001264  97.1987 262.9145 15.06398004261020
Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:18:13.819Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
160.24439°
Altitude
548.205 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 05m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-10.08763°
Longitude
-15.84329°
Altitude
550.009 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 12m 48s
Apparent Declination
-25° 01' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:25:03
Azimuth
50.882° ENE
Elevation
-68.77°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.364 km
Perigee altitude
546.613 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.625 km
Eccentricity
0.0001264
Inclination
53.0549°
RAAN
226.4252°
Arg. of periapsis
97.1987°
True anomaly
262.90013°
Mean anomaly
262.9145°
Eccentric anomaly
262.90731°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
-0.00015757
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1585 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 10:13:45.226Z268.886° W2025-05-09 10:16:45.226Z325.167° NNW28.478°2025-05-09 10:19:45.226Z29.105° NE
5 mins2025-05-09 15:16:45.226Z335.247° NNW2025-05-09 15:18:45.226Z33.678° NE34.476°2025-05-09 15:21:45.226Z101.011° ESE
5 mins2025-05-09 16:55:45.226Z277.539° WNW2025-05-09 16:57:45.226Z239.134° WSW24.369°2025-05-09 17:00:45.226Z178.519° S
6 mins2025-05-10 08:28:45.226Z204.679° SW2025-05-10 08:30:45.226Z151.647° SSE39.009°2025-05-10 08:34:45.226Z58.715° ENE
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