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
15 hours ago
Origin
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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1679
1 46557U 20070AB  25128.60080140 -.00002918  00000-0 -17726-3 0  9991
2 46557  53.0544  90.5872 0001585  92.2721 267.8450 15.06365140253758
Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:25:09.24Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
7.62974°
Altitude
548.239 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 02m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
37.49549°
Longitude
39.92509°
Altitude
549.609 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 56m 48s
Apparent Declination
1° 08' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:06:42
Azimuth
293.098° NW
Elevation
-23.512°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.687 km
Perigee altitude
546.491 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.726 km
Eccentricity
0.0001585
Inclination
53.0544°
RAAN
90.5872°
Arg. of periapsis
92.2721°
True anomaly
267.82685°
Mean anomaly
267.845°
Eccentric anomaly
267.83593°
Mean motion
3.7657 °/min
BSTAR
-0.00017726
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1679 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-05-09 05:11:06.999Z338.079° N2025-05-09 05:13:06.999Z10.024° NNE17.783°2025-05-09 05:16:06.999Z61.288° ENE
6 mins2025-05-09 06:51:06.999Z316.384° NNW2025-05-09 06:54:06.999Z86.958° E42.154°2025-05-09 06:57:06.999Z122.623° SE
6 mins2025-05-10 00:03:06.999Z233.352° WSW2025-05-10 00:06:06.999Z19.434° NNE44.126°2025-05-10 00:09:06.999Z48.232° ENE
4 mins2025-05-10 01:44:06.999Z306.328° NW2025-05-10 01:46:06.999Z344.241° N18.978°2025-05-10 01:48:06.999Z18.879° NNE
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