STARLINK-1596, 46141

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1596, 46141 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

46141, 2020-057AA

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially 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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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1596
1 46141U 20057AA  25240.75393327  .00049476  00000-0  22652-2 0  9991
2 46141  53.0548  51.5485 0003166 345.7087  14.3817 15.20038475277703

Epoch: 2025-08-28T18:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T18:05:39.834Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

162.92005°

Altitude

504.498 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:15:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.176 km

Perigee altitude

503.817 km

Semi-major axis

6,884.134 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

51.5485°

Arg. of periapsis

345.7087°

True anomaly

14.39071°

Mean anomaly

14.3817°

Eccentric anomaly

14.38621°

Mean motion

3.79987 °/min

Orbital period

94.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0022652

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STARLINK-1631, 46151 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1596 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.
6 mins	2025-08-30 12:50:39.832Z	185.91° SSW	2025-08-30 12:53:39.832Z	133.404° SE	22.932°	2025-08-30 12:56:39.832Z	76.753° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 14:29:39.832Z	261.606° W	2025-08-30 14:32:39.832Z	347.588° N	32.807°	2025-08-30 14:35:39.832Z	38.175° NE
4 mins	2025-08-30 19:29:39.832Z	349.97° N	2025-08-30 19:30:39.832Z	14.125° NNE	25.356°	2025-08-30 19:33:39.832Z	82.783° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 21:07:39.832Z	286.632° WNW	2025-08-30 21:09:39.832Z	233.382° WSW	33.897°	2025-08-30 21:12:39.832Z	159.127° S