STARLINK-1646, 46351

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1646, 46351 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 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

46351, 2020-062AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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)

2020-09-03 (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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1646
1 46351U 20062AC  25109.72471860  .00006362  00000-0  44578-3 0  9999
2 46351  53.0565  10.9529 0002155  87.9493 272.1742 15.06388555255940

Epoch: 2025-04-19T17:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T17:23:35.687Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-98.00964°

Altitude

548.07 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 43m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

19.09513°

Longitude

-84.21583°

Altitude

546.979 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 53m 22s

Apparent Declination

-14° 10' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:44:58

Azimuth

276.877° WNW

Elevation

-30.335°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

549.01 km

Perigee altitude

546.025 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.654 km

Eccentricity

0.0002155

Inclination

53.0565°

RAAN

10.9529°

Arg. of periapsis

87.9493°

True anomaly

272.14952°

Mean anomaly

272.1742°

Eccentric anomaly

272.16186°

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

BSTAR

0.00044578

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)

STARLINK-1734, 46325

STARLINK-1575, 46349

STARLINK-1617, 46350 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1690, 46358 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1707, 46359

STARLINK-1713, 46360

STARLINK-1722, 46361 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1726, 46362

STARLINK-1646 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	2025-04-20 01:49:07.608Z	337.265° NNW	2025-04-20 01:51:07.608Z	14.519° NNE	23.962°	2025-04-20 01:54:07.608Z	76.724° E
6 mins	2025-04-20 03:29:07.608Z	293.455° NW	2025-04-20 03:31:07.608Z	237.115° WSW	39.441°	2025-04-20 03:35:07.608Z	146.795° SSE
5 mins	2025-04-20 19:02:07.608Z	174.149° S	2025-04-20 19:04:07.608Z	132.309° SE	24.36°	2025-04-20 19:07:07.608Z	76.661° E
6 mins	2025-04-20 20:41:07.608Z	263.31° W	2025-04-20 20:43:07.608Z	307.384° NW	33.812°	2025-04-20 20:47:07.608Z	38.332° NE

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