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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1678
1 46538U 20070G 25291.12323126 .00055195 00000-0 12418-2 0 9997
2 46538 53.0511 78.7020 0007626 147.0066 213.1416 15.42772092278264Epoch: 2025-10-18T02:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T02:57:27.180Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
7.47995°
Altitude
443.179 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 14m 48s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:03:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
443.406 km
Perigee altitude
433.01 km
Semi-major axis
6,816.345 km
Eccentricity
0.00076
Inclination
53.0511°
RAAN
78.702°
Arg. of periapsis
147.0066°
True anomaly
213.09386°
Mean anomaly
213.1416°
Eccentric anomaly
213.11773°
Mean motion
3.8567 °/min
Orbital period
93.34 mins
BSTAR
0.0012418
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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2020 (2020-10-06 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1678 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-10-18 12:27:18.742Z | 209.179° SW | 2025-10-18 12:30:18.742Z | 119.307° SE | 37.004° | 2025-10-18 12:33:18.742Z | 60.081° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-18 19:00:18.742Z | 341.841° N | 2025-10-18 19:01:18.742Z | 15.271° NNE | 32.728° | 2025-10-18 19:04:18.742Z | 102.939° ESE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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