STARLINK-1616, 46148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1616, 46148 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
46148, 2020-057AH
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially 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 18 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1616
1 46148U 20057AH  25128.60439340  .02710488  11907-4  11261-2 0  9999
2 46148  53.0219 173.3498 0009982 356.6692 138.0470 16.22289961261711
Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:30:19.589Z)
Latitude
34.65212°
Longitude
-122.06675°
Altitude
220.731 km
Speed
7.776 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 28m 44s
True Declination
34° 28' 42"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
51.47074°
Longitude
-164.9138°
Altitude
209.852 km
Speed
7.786 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 26m 42s
Apparent Declination
20° 19' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:14:37
Azimuth
52.915° ENE
Elevation
-9.731°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
220.211 km
Perigee altitude
207.051 km
Semi-major axis
6,591.768 km
Eccentricity
0.0009982
Inclination
53.0219°
RAAN
173.3498°
Arg. of periapsis
356.6692°
True anomaly
138.1234°
Mean anomaly
138.047°
Eccentric anomaly
138.08521°
Mean motion
4.05546 °/min
BSTAR
0.0011261
Orbital period
88.77 mins
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