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

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1676
1 46556U 20070AA  26082.27465799  .00071180  00000-0  10799-2 0  9997
2 46556  53.0454  79.5970 0002746  72.2282 287.9027 15.53982072302066

Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:35:30.450Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

159.9511°

Altitude

405.438 km

Speed

7.669 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 18m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

08:25:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

407.254 km

Perigee altitude

403.528 km

Semi-major axis

6,783.528 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

53.0454°

RAAN

79.597°

Arg. of periapsis

72.2282°

True anomaly

287.87275°

Mean anomaly

287.9027°

Eccentric anomaly

287.88773°

Mean motion

3.88472 °/min

Orbital period

92.67 mins

BSTAR

0.0010799

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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.
5 mins	2026-03-24 09:20:48.184Z	303.157° NW	2026-03-24 09:22:48.184Z	197.171° SSW	43.513°	2026-03-24 09:25:48.184Z	137.089° SSE
5 mins	2026-03-25 01:59:48.184Z	221.472° SW	2026-03-25 02:01:48.184Z	145.858° SSE	44.016°	2026-03-25 02:04:48.184Z	53.525° ENE

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STARLINK-1676, 46556

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:35:30.450Z)

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Orbital elements

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STARLINK-1676 Visibility forecast

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