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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1681
1 46559U 20070AD  25342.49536237  .00154154  00000-0  31005-2 0  9994
2 46559  53.0590 159.0090 0013447 106.8085 253.4397 15.45500063286709

Epoch: 2025-12-08T11:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T11:53:19.308Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-96.81507°

Altitude

433.424 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 36m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

22:58:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

439.339 km

Perigee altitude

421.028 km

Semi-major axis

6,808.321 km

Eccentricity

0.00134

Inclination

53.059°

RAAN

159.009°

Arg. of periapsis

106.8085°

True anomaly

253.29207°

Mean anomaly

253.4397°

Eccentric anomaly

253.36588°

Mean motion

3.86352 °/min

Orbital period

93.18 mins

BSTAR

0.0031005

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

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STARLINK-1675, 46575

STARLINK-1659, 46534 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1748, 46570 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1702, 46551 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1744, 46587 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1668, 46536 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1671, 46554 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1674, 46555 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1649, 46552 (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.
6 mins	2025-12-09 14:26:59.330Z	223.529° SW	2025-12-09 14:29:59.330Z	86.308° E	43.088°	2025-12-09 14:32:59.330Z	52.879° ENE
4 mins	2025-12-09 20:58:59.330Z	327.303° NNW	2025-12-09 21:00:59.330Z	74.656° E	38.187°	2025-12-09 21:02:59.330Z	114.291° SE

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STARLINK-1681, 46559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T11:53:19.308Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1681 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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