STARLINK-1657, 46354

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1657, 46354 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

46354, 2020-062AF

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1657
1 46354U 20062AF  25242.45354301  .00001398  00000-0  11275-3 0  9992
2 46354  53.0553 155.1133 0001366 100.3054 259.8090 15.06397795275484

Epoch: 2025-08-30T10:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T10:53:06.116Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

12.95026°

Altitude

548.265 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 20m 27s

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

22:58:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.435 km

Perigee altitude

546.543 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.626 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0553°

RAAN

155.1133°

Arg. of periapsis

100.3054°

True anomaly

259.79359°

Mean anomaly

259.809°

Eccentric anomaly

259.8013°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00011275

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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-1657 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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 20:29:28.602Z	216.728° SW	2025-08-31 20:32:28.602Z	172.545° S	40.774°	2025-08-31 20:36:28.602Z	56.522° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-31 22:10:28.602Z	290.48° WNW	2025-08-31 22:12:28.602Z	329.303° NNW	22.878°	2025-08-31 22:15:28.602Z	25.744° NE
4 mins	2025-09-01 01:32:28.602Z	346.645° N	2025-09-01 01:34:28.602Z	22.014° NNE	17.165°	2025-09-01 01:36:28.602Z	54.961° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-01 03:11:28.602Z	317.963° NNW	2025-09-01 03:14:28.602Z	42.227° NE	42.016°	2025-09-01 03:17:28.602Z	116.836° SE