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STARLINK-1681, 46559 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1681, 46559 was 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

Decayed

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Decayed Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-06 (6 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: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 STARLINK-1681
1 46559U 20070AD  26118.03628272  .15572839  12659-4  24570-3 0  9994
2 46559  53.0252 181.6434 0005677 319.5481  40.5146 16.48036429308814

Epoch: 2026-04-28T00:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T00:52:14.827Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-47.43574°

Altitude

142.627 km

Speed

7.824 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 06m 34s

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

22:03:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

148.506 km

Perigee altitude

141.1 km

Semi-major axis

6,522.94 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

53.0252°

RAAN

181.6434°

Arg. of periapsis

319.5481°

True anomaly

40.55688°

Mean anomaly

40.5146°

Eccentric anomaly

40.53574°

Mean motion

4.11982 °/min

Orbital period

87.38 mins

BSTAR

0.0002457

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STARLINK-1681, 46559 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T00:52:14.827Z)

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