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

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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1597
1 46142U 20057AB  26021.50002314  .00016164  00000-0  38438-3 0  9994
2 46142  53.0549 163.3483 0002778 330.6251 278.8662 15.41819333  5830

Epoch: 2026-01-21T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T12:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-48.62988°

Longitude

100.59827°

Altitude

457.136 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 45m 53s

True Declination

-48° 27' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

18:06:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

442.909 km

Perigee altitude

439.12 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.152 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

53.0549°

RAAN

163.3483°

Arg. of periapsis

330.6251°

True anomaly

278.83475°

Mean anomaly

278.8662°

Eccentric anomaly

278.85047°

Mean motion

3.85432 °/min

Orbital period

93.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00038438

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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	2026-01-21 17:35:15.351Z	338.145° N	2026-01-21 17:37:15.351Z	13.98° NNE	17.426°	2026-01-21 17:39:15.351Z	57.252° ENE
5 mins	2026-01-21 19:13:15.351Z	304.243° NW	2026-01-21 19:15:15.351Z	200.346° SSW	44.119°	2026-01-21 19:18:15.351Z	136.281° SSE
5 mins	2026-01-22 12:00:15.351Z	228.975° WSW	2026-01-22 12:02:15.351Z	227.855° WSW	43.163°	2026-01-22 12:05:15.351Z	50.29° ENE

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STARLINK-1597, 46142

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T12:00:01.999Z)

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