STARLINK-1606, 46144

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1606, 46144 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

46144, 2020-057AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1606
1 46144U 20057AD  25128.54695553 -.00000403  00000-0 -81696-5 0  9997
2 46144  53.0544 226.4527 0001126  78.9367 281.1748 15.06402922248602

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:07:36.957Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

162.93276°

Altitude

547.931 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 05m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-35.28834°

Longitude

11.43033°

Altitude

559.071 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 26m 18s

Apparent Declination

-37° 40' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:47:31

Azimuth

283.461° WNW

Elevation

-82.119°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.253 km

Perigee altitude

546.694 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.61 km

Eccentricity

0.0001126

Inclination

53.0544°

RAAN

226.4527°

Arg. of periapsis

78.9367°

True anomaly

281.16214°

Mean anomaly

281.1748°

Eccentric anomaly

281.16847°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

BSTAR

-0.0000081696

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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STARLINK-1606 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	2025-05-09 08:23:29.215Z	188.868° SSW	2025-05-09 08:26:29.215Z	127.194° SE	27.797°	2025-05-09 08:29:29.215Z	71.803° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 10:03:29.215Z	270.5° WNW	2025-05-09 10:05:29.215Z	316.491° NNW	31.533°	2025-05-09 10:09:29.215Z	37.399° NE
5 mins	2025-05-09 15:05:29.215Z	336.854° NNW	2025-05-09 15:07:29.215Z	25.863° NE	30.799°	2025-05-09 15:10:29.215Z	92.954° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-09 16:44:29.215Z	284.938° WNW	2025-05-09 16:47:29.215Z	215.612° SW	28.805°	2025-05-09 16:50:29.215Z	164.858° S

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