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 (6 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1730
1 46563U 20070AH  26124.54129128  .00097883  00000-0  15052-2 0  9990
2 46563  53.0270 214.8313 0004871 340.6760  19.4064 15.53458286308924

Epoch: 2026-05-04T12:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T12:59:27.566Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

157.53743°

Altitude

404.415 km

Speed

7.671 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 19m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

14:48:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

410.224 km

Perigee altitude

403.614 km

Semi-major axis

6,785.056 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

53.027°

RAAN

214.8313°

Arg. of periapsis

340.676°

True anomaly

19.42496°

Mean anomaly

19.4064°

Eccentric anomaly

19.41568°

Mean motion

3.88341 °/min

Orbital period

92.7 mins

BSTAR

0.0015052

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

STARLINK-1732, 46584 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1699, 46548 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1680, 46558

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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.
4 mins	2026-05-05 09:17:14.121Z	268.281° W	2026-05-05 09:18:14.121Z	298.49° NW	31.968°	2026-05-05 09:21:14.121Z	34.578° NE
4 mins	2026-05-05 15:46:14.121Z	287.414° WNW	2026-05-05 15:47:14.121Z	248.839° W	38.381°	2026-05-05 15:50:14.121Z	146.793° SSE

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STARLINK-1730, 46563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T12:59:27.566Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1730 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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