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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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STARLINK-1608 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | 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 13 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1608
1 46146U 20057AF 25023.96397295 .00012212 00000-0 83717-3 0 9994
2 46146 53.0582 355.9486 0004488 110.3207 249.8265 15.06403176244979Epoch: 2025-01-23T23:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-23T23:08:07.262Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -114.61561° |
| Altitude | 549.154 km |
| Speed | 7.588 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 43m 47s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 44.40141° |
| Longitude | 15.81668° |
| Altitude | 548.623 km |
| Speed | 7.595 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 04m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | 6° 52' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:39:51 |
| Azimuth | 302.469° NW |
| Elevation | -23.648° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 550.58 km |
| Perigee altitude | 544.364 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,925.609 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004488 |
| Inclination | 53.0582° |
| RAAN | 355.9486° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 110.3207° |
| True anomaly | 249.77824° |
| Mean anomaly | 249.8265° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 249.80237° |
| Mean motion | 3.76579 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00083717 |
| Orbital period | 95.6 mins |
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STARLINK-1608 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 4 mins | 2025-01-24 23:10:00.749Z | 158.11° S | 2025-01-24 23:12:00.749Z | 128.433° SE | 13.864° | 2025-01-24 23:14:00.749Z | 97.375° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-25 00:49:00.749Z | 238.348° WSW | 2025-01-25 00:51:00.749Z | 286.62° WNW | 43.863° | 2025-01-25 00:55:00.749Z | 47.463° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-25 02:30:00.749Z | 315.785° NNW | 2025-01-25 02:31:00.749Z | 334.708° NNW | 18.313° | 2025-01-25 02:34:00.749Z | 24.866° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-25 05:51:00.749Z | 346.665° N | 2025-01-25 05:53:00.749Z | 26.897° NE | 21.003° | 2025-01-25 05:56:00.749Z | 75.63° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-25 07:30:00.749Z | 305.892° NW | 2025-01-25 07:33:00.749Z | 175.767° S | 43.779° | 2025-01-25 07:36:00.749Z | 136.582° SSE |
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