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

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1681
1 46559U 20070AD  25216.80957452  .00055890  00000-0  22565-2 0  9993
2 46559  53.0688  27.4500 0005497  71.6095 288.5499 15.24252471267410

Epoch: 2025-08-04T19:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T19:25:47.238Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

142.39143°

Altitude

492.719 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 49m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.73735°

Longitude

6.65303°

Altitude

511.564 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 15m 44s

Apparent Declination

-42° 29' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:44:36

Azimuth

243.654° WSW

Elevation

-83.605°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

497.079 km

Perigee altitude

489.524 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.439 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

53.0688°

RAAN

27.45°

Arg. of periapsis

71.6095°

True anomaly

288.49017°

Mean anomaly

288.5499°

Eccentric anomaly

288.52004°

Mean motion

3.81041 °/min

Orbital period

94.48 mins

BSTAR

0.0022565

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

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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.
6 mins	2025-08-05 14:30:37.522Z	244.732° WSW	2025-08-05 14:33:37.522Z	331.766° NNW	40.833°	2025-08-05 14:36:37.522Z	42.19° NE
4 mins	2025-08-05 19:29:37.522Z	345.199° N	2025-08-05 19:31:37.522Z	27.21° NE	20.506°	2025-08-05 19:33:37.522Z	67.168° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-05 21:07:37.522Z	301.938° NW	2025-08-05 21:09:37.522Z	270.054° WNW	40.404°	2025-08-05 21:13:37.522Z	140.484° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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