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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

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 (6 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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1679
1 46557U 20070AB  26179.66670139  .00252389  35764-4  65934-3 0  9997
2 46557  53.0366 293.9823 0009379 334.0309 325.0083 15.94421881  5917

Epoch: 2026-06-28T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-28T16:00:03.000Z)

Latitude

-44.54371°

Longitude

89.77483°

Altitude

299.813 km

Speed

7.73 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 26m 12s

True Declination

-44° 21' 36"

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

12:52:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

296.464 km

Perigee altitude

283.955 km

Semi-major axis

6,668.347 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

53.0366°

RAAN

293.9823°

Arg. of periapsis

334.0309°

True anomaly

324.94661°

Mean anomaly

325.0083°

Eccentric anomaly

324.97746°

Mean motion

3.9858 °/min

Orbital period

90.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00065934

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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-1746, 46588 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1663, 46535

STARLINK-1671, 46554 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1685, 46540 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1668, 46536 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1675, 46575 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1732, 46584 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1749, 46589 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1692, 46542 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1694, 46544 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1681, 46559 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1687, 46541 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-06-29 10:30:15.006Z	236.649° WSW	2026-06-29 10:32:15.006Z	24.289° NE	40.252°	2026-06-29 10:34:15.006Z	46.838° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-1679, 46557 on other resources

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View STARLINK-1679, 46557 on Celestrak

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