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

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-1597
1 46142U 20057AB  25240.84094600 -.00000825  00000-0 -36529-4 0  9991
2 46142  53.0550 102.3508 0001314  93.3969 266.7171 15.06385454276998

Epoch: 2025-08-28T20:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T20:10:57.734Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-177.6879°

Altitude

548.188 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 49m 24s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

18:15:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.437 km

Perigee altitude

546.617 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.664 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.055°

RAAN

102.3508°

Arg. of periapsis

93.3969°

True anomaly

266.70207°

Mean anomaly

266.7171°

Eccentric anomaly

266.70958°

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000036529

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STARLINK-1608, 46146

STARLINK-1611, 46147 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1616, 46148 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1620, 46149 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1629, 46150

STARLINK-1631, 46151 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1634, 46152 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1642, 46154

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.
7 mins	2025-08-30 16:55:40.302Z	218.974° SW	2025-08-30 16:59:40.302Z	131.521° SE	42.565°	2025-08-30 17:02:40.302Z	57.291° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-30 18:37:40.302Z	297.836° NW	2025-08-30 18:39:40.302Z	340.831° N	22.55°	2025-08-30 18:42:40.302Z	30.053° NE
4 mins	2025-08-30 21:59:40.302Z	353.677° N	2025-08-30 22:00:40.302Z	11.671° NNE	17.275°	2025-08-30 22:03:40.302Z	60.874° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-30 23:38:40.302Z	319.319° NNW	2025-08-30 23:40:40.302Z	355.676° N	40.714°	2025-08-30 23:44:40.302Z	119.396° SE
4 mins	2025-08-31 01:18:40.302Z	260.644° W	2025-08-31 01:20:40.302Z	225.956° WSW	16.006°	2025-08-31 01:22:40.302Z	195.421° SSW