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

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1679
1 46557U 20070AB  25199.19387598 -.00000415  00000-0 -89643-5 0  9999
2 46557  53.0556 133.6817 0002063  74.8416 285.2801 15.06392062264397

Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:39:10.884Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

127.63748°

Altitude

547.739 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 54m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-46.37458°

Longitude

-1.76567°

Altitude

564.427 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 04m 26s

Apparent Declination

-81° 54' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:16:09

Azimuth

169.472° S

Elevation

-41.136°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.935 km

Perigee altitude

546.078 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

53.0556°

RAAN

133.6817°

Arg. of periapsis

74.8416°

True anomaly

285.25729°

Mean anomaly

285.2801°

Eccentric anomaly

285.2687°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000089643

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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-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.
7 mins	2025-07-18 22:20:40.007Z	225.142° WSW	2025-07-18 22:23:40.007Z	202.191° SSW	43.52°	2025-07-18 22:27:40.007Z	52.156° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 00:02:40.007Z	310.242° NW	2025-07-19 00:03:40.007Z	330.723° NNW	20.581°	2025-07-19 00:06:40.007Z	24.545° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 03:23:40.007Z	346.018° N	2025-07-19 03:25:40.007Z	22.895° NE	18.751°	2025-07-19 03:27:40.007Z	58.103° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-19 05:02:40.007Z	313.024° NW	2025-07-19 05:05:40.007Z	58.655° ENE	44.499°	2025-07-19 05:08:40.007Z	125.657° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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