STARLINK-1636, 46153

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1636, 46153 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

46153, 2020-057AN

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1636
1 46153U 20057AN  25199.58335648  .00178386  00000-0  19498-2 0  9997
2 46153  53.0250 225.2964 0010981 334.1790 223.9705 15.62180436  5944

Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-14.50258°

Longitude

-90.1786°

Altitude

390.595 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 45m 50s

True Declination

-14° 24' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.02112°

Longitude

-29.74439°

Altitude

397.12 km

Speed

7.673 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 34m 35s

Apparent Declination

-61° 41' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:16:12

Azimuth

217.059° SW

Elevation

-53.193°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

389.065 km

Perigee altitude

374.219 km

Semi-major axis

6,759.779 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

53.025°

RAAN

225.2964°

Arg. of periapsis

334.179°

True anomaly

223.88322°

Mean anomaly

223.9705°

Eccentric anomaly

223.92685°

Mean motion

3.90521 °/min

Orbital period

92.18 mins

BSTAR

0.0019498

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STARLINK-1620, 46149 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1631, 46151 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1634, 46152 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1636 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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:41:35.435Z	235.62° WSW	2025-07-19 04:44:35.435Z	350.815° N	43.427°	2025-07-19 04:46:35.435Z	44.801° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 11:09:35.435Z	317.993° NNW	2025-07-19 11:10:35.435Z	336.266° NNW	40.582°	2025-07-19 11:13:35.435Z	124.063° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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