STARLINK-1666, 46357

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1666, 46357 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

46357, 2020-062AJ

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1666
1 46357U 20062AJ  25242.96772669  .00013248  00000-0  90628-3 0  9998
2 46357  53.0536 132.8014 0001512  89.6631 270.4531 15.06411980275843

Epoch: 2025-08-30T23:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T23:13:31.586Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

165.02536°

Altitude

548.046 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 51m 12s

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

22:53:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.493 km

Perigee altitude

546.399 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.583 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.0536°

RAAN

132.8014°

Arg. of periapsis

89.6631°

True anomaly

270.43577°

Mean anomaly

270.4531°

Eccentric anomaly

270.44444°

Mean motion

3.76581 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00090628

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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-1666 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 18:28:57.368Z	184.414° SSW	2025-08-31 18:31:57.368Z	130.151° SE	24.324°	2025-08-31 18:34:57.368Z	75.973° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 20:08:57.368Z	264.048° W	2025-08-31 20:10:57.368Z	310.809° NW	34.174°	2025-08-31 20:14:57.368Z	38.807° NE
5 mins	2025-09-01 01:10:57.368Z	338.589° N	2025-09-01 01:12:57.368Z	24.088° NE	28.224°	2025-09-01 01:15:57.368Z	87.765° E
6 mins	2025-09-01 02:49:57.368Z	289.794° WNW	2025-09-01 02:52:57.368Z	215.884° SW	32.783°	2025-09-01 02:55:57.368Z	159.72° S