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STARLINK-1597, 46142

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1597, 46142 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

46142, 2020-057AB

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

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 (6 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago

0 STARLINK-1597
1 46142U 20057AB  26155.00002315  .00061553  00000-0  42966-3 0  9991
2 46142  53.0407 233.0897 0004269  20.7952 117.0312 15.73731417  5982

Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

32.51894°

Longitude

132.14037°

Altitude

351.66 km

Speed

7.702 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 38m 23s

True Declination

32° 21' 14"

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

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Local Sidereal Time

06:31:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

351.396 km

Perigee altitude

345.653 km

Semi-major axis

6,726.661 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

53.0407°

RAAN

233.0897°

Arg. of periapsis

20.7952°

True anomaly

117.07476°

Mean anomaly

117.0312°

Eccentric anomaly

117.05298°

Mean motion

3.93409 °/min

Orbital period

91.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00042966

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1607, 46145 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1615, 46166 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1629, 46150 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1642, 46154 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1599, 46143 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1586, 46137 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 46177 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1634, 46152 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 46175 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1593, 46119 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1630, 46132 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1637, 46133 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C19, 46235 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1621, 46127 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1643, 46136 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1597 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.
4 mins	2026-06-12 12:06:33.136Z	285.569° WNW	2026-06-12 12:07:33.136Z	252.663° W	33.033°	2026-06-12 12:10:33.136Z	150.832° SSE

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Check out STARLINK-1597, 46142 on other resources

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