STARLINK-1730, 46563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1730, 46563 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

46563, 2020-070AH

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1730
1 46563U 20070AH  25240.47696043  .00044481  00000-0  22911-2 0  9993
2 46563  53.0523 299.8116 0003918 300.9230  59.1378 15.15981374270723

Epoch: 2025-08-28T11:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T11:26:49.381Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

151.16645°

Altitude

517.498 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 59m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

14:24:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

520.975 km

Perigee altitude

515.571 km

Semi-major axis

6,896.41 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

53.0523°

RAAN

299.8116°

Arg. of periapsis

300.923°

True anomaly

59.17635°

Mean anomaly

59.1378°

Eccentric anomaly

59.15707°

Mean motion

3.78973 °/min

Orbital period

94.99 mins

BSTAR

0.0022911

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

STARLINK-1644, 46532 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1706, 46560 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1730 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	2025-08-30 06:20:52.097Z	225.993° WSW	2025-08-30 06:23:52.097Z	117.446° SE	44.795°	2025-08-30 06:26:52.097Z	51.931° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-30 08:01:52.097Z	311.79° NW	2025-08-30 08:02:52.097Z	332.561° NNW	19.599°	2025-08-30 08:05:52.097Z	25.519° NE
4 mins	2025-08-30 11:21:52.097Z	352.459° N	2025-08-30 11:22:52.097Z	11.017° NNE	17.571°	2025-08-30 11:25:52.097Z	63.415° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-30 12:59:52.097Z	313.649° NW	2025-08-30 13:02:52.097Z	72.247° E	44.075°	2025-08-30 13:05:52.097Z	124.985° SE