STARLINK-1587, 46157

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1587, 46157 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

46157, 2020-057AS

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1587
1 46157U 20057AS  25199.45521769 -.00000363  00000-0 -54632-5 0  9991
2 46157  53.0543 248.1374 0001204  89.0780 271.0347 15.06391328271320

Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:55:30.808Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

147.75259°

Altitude

548.102 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 32m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.09794°

Longitude

134.55686°

Altitude

551.263 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 45m 41s

Apparent Declination

-48° 19' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:22:46

Azimuth

128.714° SE

Elevation

-32.016°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.343 km

Perigee altitude

546.675 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.646 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0543°

RAAN

248.1374°

Arg. of periapsis

89.078°

True anomaly

271.02091°

Mean anomaly

271.0347°

Eccentric anomaly

271.0278°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000054632

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STARLINK-1587 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	2025-07-19 06:14:08.912Z	239.997° WSW	2025-07-19 06:16:08.912Z	272.795° WNW	42.212°	2025-07-19 06:20:08.912Z	46.267° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 07:55:08.912Z	312.409° NW	2025-07-19 07:57:08.912Z	350.079° N	17.805°	2025-07-19 07:59:08.912Z	21.992° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 11:16:08.912Z	342.712° N	2025-07-19 11:18:08.912Z	21.241° NNE	21.611°	2025-07-19 11:21:08.912Z	74.176° E
7 mins	2025-07-19 12:55:08.912Z	304.991° NW	2025-07-19 12:58:08.912Z	219.137° SW	43.906°	2025-07-19 13:02:08.912Z	137.562° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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