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
13 hours ago
Origin
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 13 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1656
1 46353U 20062AE  25128.74599973  .00001627  00000-0  12808-3 0  9990
2 46353  53.0547 305.5599 0001056 112.6377 247.4723 15.06399018258345
Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:54:14.376Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
170.18785°
Altitude
548.374 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 22m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
52.96711°
Longitude
-109.8012°
Altitude
553.065 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 29m 42s
Apparent Declination
9° 10' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:10:08
Azimuth
13.074° NNE
Elevation
-40.031°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.217 km
Perigee altitude
546.754 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.622 km
Eccentricity
0.0001056
Inclination
53.0547°
RAAN
305.5599°
Arg. of periapsis
112.6377°
True anomaly
247.46112°
Mean anomaly
247.4723°
Eccentric anomaly
247.46671°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
0.00012808
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1656 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-09 13:10:12.325Z158.011° S2025-05-09 13:12:12.325Z123.252° SE16.847°2025-05-09 13:14:12.325Z90.819° ESE
6 mins2025-05-09 14:48:12.325Z244.103° WSW2025-05-09 14:51:12.325Z328.573° NNW41.822°2025-05-09 14:54:12.325Z42.22° NE
5 mins2025-05-09 19:51:12.325Z348.995° N2025-05-09 19:53:12.325Z33.508° NE22.901°2025-05-09 19:56:12.325Z81.597° E
6 mins2025-05-09 21:30:12.325Z299.14° NW2025-05-09 21:32:12.325Z260.538° W40.313°2025-05-09 21:36:12.325Z143.451° SSE
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