STARLINK-1679, 46557

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1679, 46557 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

46557, 2020-070AB

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1679
1 46557U 20070AB  25241.19146536  .00000139  00000-0  28250-4 0  9999
2 46557  53.0557 305.1527 0001289  84.2906 275.8230 15.06395541270719

Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:35:42.607Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-101.41848°

Altitude

548.014 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 20m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

14:22:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.388 km

Perigee altitude

546.603 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.633 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0557°

RAAN

305.1527°

Arg. of periapsis

84.2906°

True anomaly

275.80831°

Mean anomaly

275.823°

Eccentric anomaly

275.81565°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00002825

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

STARLINK-1644, 46532 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1676, 46556

STARLINK-1680, 46558

STARLINK-1681, 46559

STARLINK-1706, 46560 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1679 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	2025-08-30 06:13:38.236Z	195.129° SSW	2025-08-30 06:16:38.236Z	137.948° SSE	30.156°	2025-08-30 06:19:38.236Z	72.108° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 07:53:38.236Z	270.186° WNW	2025-08-30 07:56:38.236Z	340.988° N	29.791°	2025-08-30 07:59:38.236Z	34.17° NE
6 mins	2025-08-30 12:55:38.236Z	331.181° NNW	2025-08-30 12:57:38.236Z	12.783° NNE	31.638°	2025-08-30 13:01:38.236Z	100.884° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-30 14:35:38.236Z	273.906° WNW	2025-08-30 14:37:38.236Z	226.52° WSW	26.894°	2025-08-30 14:40:38.236Z	170.764° S