STARLINK-1601, 46120
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1601, 46120 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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Edit Public Description
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: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1601
1 46120U 20057D 25335.58335647 .00197760 00000-0 29542-2 0 9990
2 46120 53.0529 24.5400 0009513 355.7891 132.0014 15.53809987 5911Epoch: 2025-12-01T14:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T14:00:01.999Z)
Latitude
39.24295°
Longitude
-113.80508°
Altitude
413.35 km
Speed
7.666 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 07m 32s
True Declination
39° 03' 58"
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
17:41:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
412.344 km
Perigee altitude
399.437 km
Semi-major axis
6,784.028 km
Eccentricity
0.00095
Inclination
53.0529°
RAAN
24.54°
Arg. of periapsis
355.7891°
True anomaly
132.08234°
Mean anomaly
132.0014°
Eccentric anomaly
132.04188°
Mean motion
3.88429 °/min
Orbital period
92.68 mins
BSTAR
0.0029542
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 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-1601 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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-02 06:38:38.282Z | 255.121° W | 2025-12-02 06:40:38.282Z | 327.37° NNW | 37.017° | 2025-12-02 06:43:38.282Z | 40.505° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-02 13:07:38.282Z | 299.451° NW | 2025-12-02 13:09:38.282Z | 180.059° SSW | 41.27° | 2025-12-02 13:11:38.282Z | 141.475° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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