STARLINK-1709, 46561
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1709, 46561 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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46561 intel report (Beta)
STARLINK-1709 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX/Seattle |
| Mission | Partially operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | STARLINK, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 8.86 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 13.562 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1709
1 46561U 20070AF 24339.91668981 .00150000 00000-0 16461-2 0 9996
2 46561 53.0483 52.6971 0005771 15.4044 117.0692 15.62231695 5871Epoch: 2024-12-04T22:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T22:00:01.999Z)
| Latitude | 36.19683° |
| Longitude | 155.29443° |
| Altitude | 385.785 km |
| Speed | 7.682 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 18m 01s |
| True Declination | 36° 01' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -21.47575° |
| Longitude | -11.30774° |
| Altitude | 383.981 km |
| Speed | 7.681 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 01m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | -36° 25' 41" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:06:47 |
| Azimuth | 261.594° W |
| Elevation | -55.817° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 385.391 km |
| Perigee altitude | 377.589 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,759.627 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005771 |
| Inclination | 53.0483° |
| RAAN | 52.6971° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 15.4044° |
| True anomaly | 117.12807° |
| Mean anomaly | 117.0692° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 117.09864° |
| Mean motion | 3.90534 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0016461 |
| Orbital period | 92.18 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2020 (2020-10-06 UTC)
STARLINK-1709 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2024-12-05 14:50:17.454Z | 302.095° NW | 2024-12-05 14:52:17.454Z | 200.632° SSW | 42.908° | 2024-12-05 14:54:17.454Z | 140.658° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-06 07:24:17.454Z | 213.603° SW | 2024-12-06 07:25:17.454Z | 190.315° SSW | 38.909° | 2024-12-06 07:28:17.454Z | 56.539° ENE |
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