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
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-1680
1 46558U 20070AC  25128.60179511  .00000605  00000-0  59521-4 0  9992
2 46558  53.0550  91.2108 0001437  92.7139 267.4014 15.06396209253707
Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:26:35.097Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
7.89458°
Altitude
548.148 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 04m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-43.76212°
Longitude
-129.23514°
Altitude
562.751 km
Speed
7.579 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 25m 20s
Apparent Declination
-48° 28' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:58:43
Azimuth
120.311° SE
Elevation
-61.544°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.489 km
Perigee altitude
546.499 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.631 km
Eccentricity
0.0001437
Inclination
53.055°
RAAN
91.2108°
Arg. of periapsis
92.7139°
True anomaly
267.38495°
Mean anomaly
267.4014°
Eccentric anomaly
267.39318°
Mean motion
3.76577 °/min
BSTAR
0.000059521
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1680 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-05-09 06:50:59.371Z313.244° NW2025-05-09 06:54:59.371Z30.497° NE43.421°2025-05-09 06:58:59.371Z122.839° SE
6 mins2025-05-10 00:04:59.371Z233.103° WSW2025-05-10 00:06:59.371Z262.307° W44.508°2025-05-10 00:10:59.371Z49.089° ENE
4 mins2025-05-10 01:45:59.371Z314.933° NW2025-05-10 01:46:59.371Z334.573° NNW19.165°2025-05-10 01:49:59.371Z25.325° NE
4 mins2025-05-10 05:06:59.371Z347.283° N2025-05-10 05:08:59.371Z26.528° NE20.158°2025-05-10 05:10:59.371Z62.714° ENE
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