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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1598
1 46160U 20057AV 25339.47483535 .00001779 00000-0 13829-3 0 9992
2 46160 53.0558 359.5676 0001270 92.7401 267.3733 15.06400684293390Epoch: 2025-12-05T11:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T11:23:45.774Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
114.11045°
Altitude
548.129 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 58m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:49:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.36 km
Perigee altitude
546.6 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.617 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
53.0558°
RAAN
359.5676°
Arg. of periapsis
92.7401°
True anomaly
267.35876°
Mean anomaly
267.3733°
Eccentric anomaly
267.36603°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
Orbital period
95.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00013829
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1598 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-12-06 10:09:42.698Z | 327.298° NNW | 2025-12-06 10:12:42.698Z | 29.552° NE | 31.275° | 2025-12-06 10:15:42.698Z | 94.564° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-06 11:49:42.698Z | 283.241° WNW | 2025-12-06 11:52:42.698Z | 212.784° SW | 27.951° | 2025-12-06 11:55:42.698Z | 164.987° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-07 03:22:42.698Z | 197.006° SSW | 2025-12-07 03:24:42.698Z | 151.169° SSE | 34.541° | 2025-12-07 03:28:42.698Z | 62.653° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-07 05:02:42.698Z | 284.911° WNW | 2025-12-07 05:04:42.698Z | 331.704° NNW | 27.024° | 2025-12-07 05:07:42.698Z | 29.784° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-07 08:24:42.698Z | 349.423° N | 2025-12-07 08:25:42.698Z | 5.799° NNE | 15.17° | 2025-12-07 08:28:42.698Z | 52.878° ENE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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