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STARLINK-1678, 46538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1678, 46538 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 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

46538, 2020-070G

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-06 (6 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, 10.1 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-1678
1 46538U 20070G   26169.33335648  .00311890  47523-4  95518-3 0  9992
2 46538  53.0306 330.3165 0005472 273.2431  80.4476 15.91406040  5965

Epoch: 2026-06-18T08:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T08:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-5.10104°

Longitude

-60.10091°

Altitude

299.455 km

Speed

7.729 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 45m 56s

True Declination

-5° 04' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

05:04:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

302.285 km

Perigee altitude

294.978 km

Semi-major axis

6,676.769 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

53.0306°

RAAN

330.3165°

Arg. of periapsis

273.2431°

True anomaly

80.50944°

Mean anomaly

80.4476°

Eccentric anomaly

80.47852°

Mean motion

3.97826 °/min

Orbital period

90.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00095518

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2020 (2020-10-06 UTC)

STARLINK-1733, 46564 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1681, 46559 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1693, 46543 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1685, 46540 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1698, 46547 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1672, 46537

STARLINK-1687, 46541 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1748, 46570 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1746, 46588 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1737, 46586 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1736, 46585 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1700, 46549 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1671, 46554 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1708, 46580 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1644, 46532 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1678, 46538 on other resources

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