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STARLINK-1598, 46160

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1598, 46160 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

46160, 2020-057AV

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

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 (6 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1598
1 46160U 20057AV  26222.58335647  .00160236  20246-4  56758-3 0  9996
2 46160  53.0379 243.2490 0010322  30.8389  18.1268 15.88675966  6002

Epoch: 2026-08-10T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-10T14:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

37.21338°

Longitude

108.80408°

Altitude

302.431 km

Speed

7.735 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 31m 30s

True Declination

37° 02' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

12:47:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

313.177 km

Perigee altitude

299.377 km

Semi-major axis

6,684.414 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

53.0379°

RAAN

243.249°

Arg. of periapsis

30.8389°

True anomaly

18.16365°

Mean anomaly

18.1268°

Eccentric anomaly

18.14522°

Mean motion

3.97144 °/min

Orbital period

90.65 mins

BSTAR

0.00056758

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1629, 46150 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1587, 46157 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1639, 46135 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1596, 46141

STARLINK-1667, 46155 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1595, 46159

STARLINK-1610, 46163 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1625, 46131 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1601, 46120 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1633, 46171 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1626, 46167

STARLINK-1614, 46124 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1593, 46119 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1637, 46133 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1630, 46132 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1598, 46160 on other resources

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