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

Related business

SpaceX (US)

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1681
1 46559U 20070AD  25241.24635294  .00075965  00000-0  28235-2 0  9991
2 46559  53.0635 274.5079 0002636  76.1672 283.9620 15.26873010271141

Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:54:44.894Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-151.87686°

Altitude

485.619 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 18m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

14:24:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

487.248 km

Perigee altitude

483.629 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.576 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

53.0635°

RAAN

274.5079°

Arg. of periapsis

76.1672°

True anomaly

283.93268°

Mean anomaly

283.962°

Eccentric anomaly

283.94734°

Mean motion

3.81696 °/min

Orbital period

94.32 mins

BSTAR

0.0028235

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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-1680, 46558

STARLINK-1706, 46560 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

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	2025-08-30 04:03:52.589Z	180.575° SSW	2025-08-30 04:05:52.589Z	140.744° SSE	23.343°	2025-08-30 04:08:52.589Z	77.631° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 05:41:52.589Z	265.59° W	2025-08-30 05:43:52.589Z	312.27° NW	31.512°	2025-08-30 05:46:52.589Z	31.8° NE
5 mins	2025-08-30 10:39:52.589Z	342.405° N	2025-08-30 10:41:52.589Z	32.307° NE	25.636°	2025-08-30 10:44:52.589Z	89.569° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 12:17:52.589Z	285.301° WNW	2025-08-30 12:19:52.589Z	230.424° WSW	32.697°	2025-08-30 12:22:52.589Z	159.513° S