STARLINK-1627, 46168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1627, 46168 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

46168, 2020-057BD

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

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 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1627
1 46168U 20057BD  26021.50002314  .00056506  00000-0  90640-3 0  9999
2 46168  53.0474  95.7029 0006131 256.8195  52.1628 15.52523015  5838

Epoch: 2026-01-21T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T12:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-38.5757°

Longitude

118.19716°

Altitude

419.379 km

Speed

7.661 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 56m 17s

True Declination

-38° 23' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

18:07:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

413.801 km

Perigee altitude

405.478 km

Semi-major axis

6,787.777 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

53.0474°

RAAN

95.7029°

Arg. of periapsis

256.8195°

True anomaly

52.21831°

Mean anomaly

52.1628°

Eccentric anomaly

52.19055°

Mean motion

3.88107 °/min

Orbital period

92.76 mins

BSTAR

0.0009064

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STARLINK-1627 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.
5 mins	2026-01-22 06:55:10.900Z	196.755° SSW	2026-01-22 06:58:10.900Z	119.303° SE	28.12°	2026-01-22 07:00:10.900Z	73.23° E
4 mins	2026-01-22 13:25:10.900Z	344.141° N	2026-01-22 13:27:10.900Z	45.498° ENE	25.491°	2026-01-22 13:29:10.900Z	89.125° E

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STARLINK-1627, 46168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T12:00:01.999Z)

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

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