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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
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: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1597
1 46142U 20057AB 25299.69065032 .00001745 00000-0 13605-3 0 9994
2 46142 53.0537 198.1643 0002275 88.3456 271.7794 15.06397456285866Epoch: 2025-10-26T16:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-26T16:34:32.187Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-85.77303°
Altitude
548.05 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 12m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
18:36:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
549.066 km
Perigee altitude
545.915 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.627 km
Eccentricity
0.00023
Inclination
53.0537°
RAAN
198.1643°
Arg. of periapsis
88.3456°
True anomaly
271.75334°
Mean anomaly
271.7794°
Eccentric anomaly
271.76637°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
Orbital period
95.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00013605
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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-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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-27 02:37:58.525Z | 325.466° NNW | 2025-10-27 02:39:58.525Z | 16.55° NNE | 38.91° | 2025-10-27 02:43:58.525Z | 113.753° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-27 04:17:58.525Z | 261.021° W | 2025-10-27 04:19:58.525Z | 221.564° SW | 18.949° | 2025-10-27 04:21:58.525Z | 189.116° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-27 19:49:58.525Z | 219.853° SW | 2025-10-27 19:51:58.525Z | 192.142° SSW | 42.164° | 2025-10-27 19:55:58.525Z | 53.932° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-27 21:30:58.525Z | 307.451° NW | 2025-10-27 21:31:58.525Z | 328.296° NNW | 21.337° | 2025-10-27 21:34:58.525Z | 24.074° NE |
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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