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STARLINK-1656, 46353

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1656, 46353 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

46353, 2020-062AE

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)

2020-09-03 (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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1656
1 46353U 20062AE  26253.02988378  .00965270  55836-3  95649-3 0  9999
2 46353  53.0283 165.0686 0001438 259.8430 100.2441 16.10761574333541

Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:43:01.958Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

165.23693°

Altitude

245.841 km

Speed

7.761 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 00m 16s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

00:43:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

245.994 km

Perigee altitude

244.09 km

Semi-major axis

6,623.179 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0283°

RAAN

165.0686°

Arg. of periapsis

259.843°

True anomaly

100.26032°

Mean anomaly

100.2441°

Eccentric anomaly

100.25221°

Mean motion

4.02665 °/min

Orbital period

89.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00095649

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

STARLINK-1617, 46350 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1547, 46347 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1758, 46380 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1770, 46383

STARLINK-1670, 46370 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1734, 46325 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1686, 46328 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1739, 46363 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1750, 46337 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1710, 46330 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1771, 46384

STARLINK-1695, 46329 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1752, 46338 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1760, 46341 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1656, 46353 on other resources

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