STARLINK-1740, 46566

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1740, 46566 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

46566, 2020-070AL

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-1740
1 46566U 20070AL  25240.43213564  .00078876  00000-0  24241-2 0  9998
2 46566  53.0543 301.5016 0001762  33.8286 326.2827 15.33022613270691

Epoch: 2025-08-28T10:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T10:22:16.519Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

169.03755°

Altitude

466.686 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 06m 00s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:24:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.28 km

Perigee altitude

465.868 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.211 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

53.0543°

RAAN

301.5016°

Arg. of periapsis

33.8286°

True anomaly

326.27149°

Mean anomaly

326.2827°

Eccentric anomaly

326.2771°

Mean motion

3.83233 °/min

Orbital period

93.94 mins

BSTAR

0.0024241

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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-1740 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 06:21:10.499Z	222.445° SW	2025-08-30 06:24:10.499Z	140.602° SSE	43.986°	2025-08-30 06:27:10.499Z	54.094° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-30 11:18:10.499Z	344.458° N	2025-08-30 11:20:10.499Z	20.149° NNE	14.88°	2025-08-30 11:22:10.499Z	54.844° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-30 12:56:10.499Z	320.653° NNW	2025-08-30 12:58:10.499Z	15.362° NNE	41.133°	2025-08-30 13:01:10.499Z	116.986° SE