STARLINK-1642, 46154

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1642, 46154 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

46154, 2020-057AP

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1642
1 46154U 20057AP  25199.51880467 -.00001204  00000-0 -62004-4 0  9994
2 46154  53.0558 277.8516 0001094  83.6910 276.4204 15.06390800270911

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:27:04.723Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

154.51282°

Altitude

548.034 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 31m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-47.01222°

Longitude

99.12347°

Altitude

563.952 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 37m 54s

Apparent Declination

-69° 41' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:05:56

Azimuth

153.193° SSE

Elevation

-44.891°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.268 km

Perigee altitude

546.753 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0558°

RAAN

277.8516°

Arg. of periapsis

83.691°

True anomaly

276.40794°

Mean anomaly

276.4204°

Eccentric anomaly

276.41417°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000062004

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STARLINK-1642 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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 07:43:21.060Z	218.022° SW	2025-07-19 07:47:21.060Z	109.46° ESE	41.723°	2025-07-19 07:50:21.060Z	56.924° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 09:25:21.060Z	301.616° NW	2025-07-19 09:27:21.060Z	346.646° N	22.357°	2025-07-19 09:29:21.060Z	22.338° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 14:26:21.060Z	321.076° NNW	2025-07-19 14:28:21.060Z	14.022° NNE	41.82°	2025-07-19 14:32:21.060Z	119.538° SE
4 mins	2025-07-19 16:06:21.060Z	257.214° W	2025-07-19 16:07:21.060Z	240.012° WSW	16.257°	2025-07-19 16:10:21.060Z	192.417° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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