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

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1730
1 46563U 20070AH  25128.88053693  .00001484  00000-0  11849-3 0  9996
2 46563  53.0548  84.9562 0001550  97.2255 262.8910 15.06400252253841

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:07:58.39Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-98.98182°

Altitude

548.223 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 39m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-23.12782°

Longitude

-119.37487°

Altitude

554.456 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 36m 39s

Apparent Declination

-31° 33' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:42:17

Azimuth

302.992° NW

Elevation

-76.187°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.555 km

Perigee altitude

546.408 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.618 km

Eccentricity

0.000155

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

84.9562°

Arg. of periapsis

97.2255°

True anomaly

262.87338°

Mean anomaly

262.891°

Eccentric anomaly

262.88219°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

BSTAR

0.00011849

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 07:12:26.112Z	298.751° NW	2025-05-09 07:15:26.112Z	247.53° W	37.077°	2025-05-09 07:19:26.112Z	150.251° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:46:26.112Z	179.456° S	2025-05-09 22:48:26.112Z	138.668° SSE	25.784°	2025-05-09 22:51:26.112Z	77.169° E
6 mins	2025-05-10 00:25:26.112Z	263.783° W	2025-05-10 00:28:26.112Z	340.852° N	32.923°	2025-05-10 00:31:26.112Z	36.064° NE
6 mins	2025-05-10 05:27:26.112Z	333.625° NNW	2025-05-10 05:30:26.112Z	46.594° ENE	28.708°	2025-05-10 05:33:26.112Z	95.334° ESE

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