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STARLINK-1681, 46559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1681, 46559 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

46559, 2020-070AD

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 hours ago

TLE from 3 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1681
1 46559U 20070AD  26079.58335647  .00188182  00000-0  89601-3 0  9998
2 46559  53.0486  19.7302 0006297  59.1260  37.5356 15.81800941  5984

Epoch: 2026-03-20T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T14:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

52.68573°

Longitude

92.68443°

Altitude

328.396 km

Speed

7.72 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 03m 14s

True Declination

52° 30' 33"

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:58:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

329.849 km

Perigee altitude

321.407 km

Semi-major axis

6,703.765 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

53.0486°

RAAN

19.7302°

Arg. of periapsis

59.126°

True anomaly

37.57959°

Mean anomaly

37.5356°

Eccentric anomaly

37.55759°

Mean motion

3.95426 °/min

Orbital period

91.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00089601

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2020 (2020-10-06 UTC)

STARLINK-1683, 46578

STARLINK-1680, 46558

STARLINK-1696, 46545 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1659, 46534 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1663, 46535

STARLINK-1676, 46556

STARLINK-1741, 46567

STARLINK-1736, 46585

STARLINK-1746, 46588

STARLINK-1679, 46557

STARLINK-1729, 46583 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1744, 46587 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1735, 46565

STARLINK-1674, 46555 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1681 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.
5 mins	2026-03-20 22:52:21.344Z	230.544° WSW	2026-03-20 22:55:21.344Z	42.409° NE	41.929°	2026-03-20 22:57:21.344Z	49.249° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-1681, 46559 on other resources

View STARLINK-1681, 46559 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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