STARLINK-1680, 46558

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1680, 46558 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

46558, 2020-070AC

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-1680
1 46558U 20070AC  25241.19247406 -.00000265  00000-0  10853-5 0  9990
2 46558  53.0560 305.7772 0001123  85.2625 274.8493 15.06408997270673

Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:37:09.758Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-101.15809°

Altitude

547.998 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 23m 06s

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

14:23:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.232 km

Perigee altitude

546.677 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.591 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.056°

RAAN

305.7772°

Arg. of periapsis

85.2625°

True anomaly

274.83648°

Mean anomaly

274.8493°

Eccentric anomaly

274.84289°

Mean motion

3.76581 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0000010853

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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-1679, 46557

STARLINK-1681, 46559

STARLINK-1706, 46560 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1680 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	2025-08-30 06:14:47.727Z	196.101° SSW	2025-08-30 06:17:47.727Z	145.801° SSE	29.222°	2025-08-30 06:21:47.727Z	67.056° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-30 07:55:47.727Z	278.957° WNW	2025-08-30 07:57:47.727Z	332.846° NNW	30.47°	2025-08-30 08:00:47.727Z	32.632° NE
6 mins	2025-08-30 12:56:47.727Z	329.269° NNW	2025-08-30 12:59:47.727Z	42.537° NE	31.981°	2025-08-30 13:02:47.727Z	98.787° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-30 14:36:47.727Z	277.737° WNW	2025-08-30 14:38:47.727Z	233.647° WSW	27.293°	2025-08-30 14:41:47.727Z	172.159° S