STARLINK-1661, 46355

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1661, 46355 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

46355, 2020-062AG

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1661
1 46355U 20062AG  25242.89215938 -.00001772  00000-0 -10014-3 0  9991
2 46355  53.0531 153.1432 0001009 106.9049 253.2051 15.06398234275553

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:24:42.57Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-147.35411°

Altitude

548.298 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 12m 34s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:56:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.187 km

Perigee altitude

546.789 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.625 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.0531°

RAAN

153.1432°

Arg. of periapsis

106.9049°

True anomaly

253.19403°

Mean anomaly

253.2051°

Eccentric anomaly

253.19957°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.00010014

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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-1661 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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 19:51:45.490Z	182.849° SSW	2025-08-31 19:54:45.490Z	119.569° SE	25.383°	2025-08-31 19:57:45.490Z	71.513° E
5 mins	2025-08-31 21:31:45.490Z	270.947° WNW	2025-08-31 21:33:45.490Z	327.531° NNW	33.554°	2025-08-31 21:36:45.490Z	33.99° NE
5 mins	2025-09-01 02:33:45.490Z	342.73° N	2025-09-01 02:35:45.490Z	35.927° NE	29.271°	2025-09-01 02:38:45.490Z	92.719° ESE
6 mins	2025-09-01 04:12:45.490Z	284.458° WNW	2025-09-01 04:14:45.490Z	240.658° WSW	30.96°	2025-09-01 04:18:45.490Z	159.963° S