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

Last TLE update

14 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1656
1 46353U 20062AE  25199.40544811  .00000225  00000-0  33969-4 0  9997
2 46353  53.0572 348.3634 0001237  91.6260 268.4870 15.06400889268993

Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:43:50.716Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-94.05536°

Altitude

548.111 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 13m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.36218°

Longitude

-172.55619°

Altitude

566.239 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 33m 07s

Apparent Declination

-57° 38' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:29:43

Azimuth

137.134° SSE

Elevation

-56.779°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.336 km

Perigee altitude

546.622 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.616 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0572°

RAAN

348.3634°

Arg. of periapsis

91.626°

True anomaly

268.47283°

Mean anomaly

268.487°

Eccentric anomaly

268.47992°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000033969

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

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STARLINK-1617, 46350 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1690, 46358 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1707, 46359

STARLINK-1713, 46360

STARLINK-1722, 46361 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1726, 46362

STARLINK-1656 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	2025-07-19 11:21:04.131Z	173.474° S	2025-07-19 11:24:04.131Z	124.863° SE	18.491°	2025-07-19 11:26:04.131Z	90.34° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-19 13:01:04.131Z	254.012° W	2025-07-19 13:03:04.131Z	320.293° NNW	40.256°	2025-07-19 13:07:04.131Z	43.68° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 14:42:04.131Z	320.738° NNW	2025-07-19 14:43:04.131Z	338.359° N	16.472°	2025-07-19 14:46:04.131Z	25.684° NE
5 mins	2025-07-19 18:03:04.131Z	346.351° N	2025-07-19 18:05:04.131Z	31.351° NE	24.141°	2025-07-19 18:08:04.131Z	82.764° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 19:42:04.131Z	296.678° NW	2025-07-19 19:45:04.131Z	194.401° SSW	38.718°	2025-07-19 19:48:04.131Z	147.315° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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