STARLINK-1635, 46172

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1635, 46172 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
46172, 2020-057BH
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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-1635
1 46172U 20057BH  25243.23865822  .00000679  00000-0  64460-4 0  9992
2 46172  53.0562  71.5849 0001484  94.1153 266.0005 15.06390081278893
Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:43:40.07Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
6.00643°
Altitude
548.193 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 46m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:10:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.54 km
Perigee altitude
546.485 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.649 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
53.0562°
RAAN
71.5849°
Arg. of periapsis
94.1153°
True anomaly
265.98354°
Mean anomaly
266.0005°
Eccentric anomaly
265.99202°
Mean motion
3.76576 °/min
Orbital period
95.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00006446
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