STARLINK-1608, 46146

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1608, 46146 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

46146, 2020-057AF

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-1608
1 46146U 20057AF  25240.98469664 -.00000810  00000-0 -35488-4 0  9993
2 46146  53.0549 101.7073 0001376  94.4450 265.6696 15.06390448277029

Epoch: 2025-08-28T23:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T23:37:57.789Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

129.77662°

Altitude

548.192 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 46m 49s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:15:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.464 km

Perigee altitude

546.559 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.648 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0549°

RAAN

101.7073°

Arg. of periapsis

94.445°

True anomaly

265.65388°

Mean anomaly

265.6696°

Eccentric anomaly

265.66174°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000035488

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STARLINK-1608 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	2025-08-30 17:13:39.410Z	230.241° WSW	2025-08-30 17:16:39.410Z	45.549° ENE	42.95°	2025-08-30 17:19:39.410Z	49.815° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-30 18:54:39.410Z	308.98° NW	2025-08-30 18:56:39.410Z	349.026° N	19.275°	2025-08-30 18:58:39.410Z	22.023° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-30 22:15:39.410Z	343.042° N	2025-08-30 22:17:39.410Z	19.574° NNE	19.775°	2025-08-30 22:20:39.410Z	69.86° E
7 mins	2025-08-30 23:54:39.410Z	309.934° NW	2025-08-30 23:57:39.410Z	314.908° NW	44.944°	2025-08-31 00:01:39.410Z	130.862° SE