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
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
1
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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