STARLINK-1676, 46556

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1676, 46556 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

46556, 2020-070AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1676
1 46556U 20070AA  25199.07741031 -.00000438  00000-0 -10520-4 0  9993
2 46556  53.0546 149.8373 0001354  84.6583 275.4560 15.06392831264147

Epoch: 2025-07-18T01:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T01:51:28.25Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-174.16451°

Altitude

548.024 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 59m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.72145°

Longitude

73.15428°

Altitude

566.09 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 25m 17s

Apparent Declination

-46° 51' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:29:43

Azimuth

230.84° WSW

Elevation

-77.777°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.442 km

Perigee altitude

546.567 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.641 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0546°

RAAN

149.8373°

Arg. of periapsis

84.6583°

True anomaly

275.44055°

Mean anomaly

275.456°

Eccentric anomaly

275.44828°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.00001052

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

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STARLINK-1706, 46560 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1676 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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 00:22:04.176Z	264.26° W	2025-07-19 00:25:04.176Z	316.272° NNW	29.686°	2025-07-19 00:29:04.176Z	36.09° NE
6 mins	2025-07-19 05:25:04.176Z	334.353° NNW	2025-07-19 05:27:04.176Z	23.638° NE	32.452°	2025-07-19 05:31:04.176Z	102.501° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-19 07:05:04.176Z	269.303° W	2025-07-19 07:07:04.176Z	218.108° SW	26.537°	2025-07-19 07:10:04.176Z	168.529° S
6 mins	2025-07-19 22:37:04.176Z	201.854° SSW	2025-07-19 22:40:04.176Z	109.692° ESE	35.767°	2025-07-19 22:43:04.176Z	61.734° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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