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

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1642
1 46154U 20057AP  25245.91668981  .00193906  00000-0  57012-2 0  9995
2 46154  53.0549  66.7893 0002069 229.3721 232.9106 15.33851013  5693

Epoch: 2025-09-02T22:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T22:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

51.50097°

Longitude

-135.61554°

Altitude

471.34 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 46m 46s

True Declination

51° 19' 35"

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

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Local Sidereal Time

21:58:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

466.025 km

Perigee altitude

463.194 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.746 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

53.0549°

RAAN

66.7893°

Arg. of periapsis

229.3721°

True anomaly

232.89169°

Mean anomaly

232.9106°

Eccentric anomaly

232.90114°

Mean motion

3.8344 °/min

Orbital period

93.89 mins

BSTAR

0.0057012

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STARLINK-1611, 46147 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1620, 46149 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1631, 46151 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1634, 46152 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1636, 46153

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.
6 mins	2025-09-03 14:56:06.968Z	230.226° WSW	2025-09-03 14:59:06.968Z	241.229° WSW	44.264°	2025-09-03 15:02:06.968Z	49.396° ENE
4 mins	2025-09-03 19:53:06.968Z	342.414° N	2025-09-03 19:55:06.968Z	18.517° NNE	16.139°	2025-09-03 19:57:06.968Z	56.03° ENE
5 mins	2025-09-03 21:31:06.968Z	314.623° NW	2025-09-03 21:33:06.968Z	352.567° N	43.577°	2025-09-03 21:36:06.968Z	124.772° SE