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STARLINK-1687, 46541

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1687, 46541 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

46541, 2020-070K

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 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1687
1 46541U 20070K   26029.50003471  .00376198  00000-0  21296-2 0  9994
2 46541  53.0437 290.9314 0002121 151.4989  57.9351 15.77484520  5935

Epoch: 2026-01-29T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-29T12:00:02.998Z)

Latitude

-23.33365°

Longitude

-179.00571°

Altitude

343.491 km

Speed

7.703 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 39m 02s

True Declination

-23° 12' 04"

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

01:01:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

339.276 km

Perigee altitude

336.427 km

Semi-major axis

6,715.988 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

53.0437°

RAAN

290.9314°

Arg. of periapsis

151.4989°

True anomaly

57.9557°

Mean anomaly

57.9351°

Eccentric anomaly

57.9454°

Mean motion

3.94347 °/min

Orbital period

91.29 mins

BSTAR

0.0021296

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

STARLINK-1674, 46555 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1678, 46538

FALCON 9 DEB, 46595 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1671, 46554 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1672, 46537

STARLINK-1648, 46533

STARLINK-1712, 46581

STARLINK-1683, 46578

STARLINK-1680, 46558

STARLINK-1685, 46540 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1668, 46536 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1664, 46553

STARLINK-1714, 46562

STARLINK-1677, 46576

STARLINK-1693, 46543 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1687 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.
4 mins	2026-01-30 02:49:34.503Z	318.625° NNW	2026-01-30 02:50:34.503Z	341.003° N	40.448°	2026-01-30 02:53:34.503Z	124.125° SE

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Check out STARLINK-1687, 46541 on other resources

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