STARLINK-1664, 46553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1664, 46553 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

46553, 2020-070X

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-06 (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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1664
1 46553U 20070X   25199.09860221 -.00000030  00000-0  16901-4 0  9991
2 46553  53.0553 119.7495 0001423  92.7507 267.3645 15.06391930264576

Epoch: 2025-07-18T02:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T02:21:59.23Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

148.09775°

Altitude

548.161 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 58m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

41.64547°

Longitude

-171.74823°

Altitude

550.393 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 59m 14s

Apparent Declination

2° 54' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:20:01

Azimuth

7.605° NNE

Elevation

-46.906°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.492 km

Perigee altitude

546.521 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.644 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0553°

RAAN

119.7495°

Arg. of periapsis

92.7507°

True anomaly

267.34821°

Mean anomaly

267.3645°

Eccentric anomaly

267.35636°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000016901

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STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1664 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	2025-07-18 21:40:31.602Z	238.588° WSW	2025-07-18 21:42:31.602Z	266.673° W	42.2°	2025-07-18 21:46:31.602Z	46.666° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-18 23:21:31.602Z	311.547° NW	2025-07-18 23:23:31.602Z	349.406° N	18.018°	2025-07-18 23:25:31.602Z	21.661° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-19 02:42:31.602Z	342.422° N	2025-07-19 02:44:31.602Z	20.407° NNE	21.327°	2025-07-19 02:47:31.602Z	73.296° E
7 mins	2025-07-19 04:21:31.602Z	305.746° NW	2025-07-19 04:24:31.602Z	225.926° WSW	44.183°	2025-07-19 04:28:31.602Z	136.686° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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