DECAYED

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1709, 46561 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
46561, 2020-070AF
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
5 months ago
Origin
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 (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 5 months ago
0 STARLINK-1709
1 46561U 20070AF  25040.59420315  .12657477  12427-4  75815-3 0  9999
2 46561  53.0195  77.4408 0001529  37.4892  49.1144 16.41594699241089
Epoch: 2025-02-09T14:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-09T14:15:39.152Z)
Latitude
53.04581°
Longitude
167.98297°
Altitude
167.352 km
Speed
7.813 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 47m 17s
True Declination
52° 51' 56"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
162.856 km
Perigee altitude
160.856 km
Semi-major axis
6,539.993 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
53.0195°
RAAN
77.4408°
Arg. of periapsis
37.4892°
True anomaly
49.12765°
Mean anomaly
49.1144°
Eccentric anomaly
49.12102°
Mean motion
4.10372 °/min
Orbital period
87.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00075815
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