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

Last TLE update

16 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1740
1 46566U 20070AL  25224.75002315  .02339092  00000-0  10723+0 0  9994
2 46566  53.0543  14.3923 0001455  79.5614 310.1574 15.16374303  5816

Epoch: 2025-08-12T18:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T18:00:02Z)

Latitude

23.39197°

Longitude

161.82258°

Altitude

516.943 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 13m 04s

True Declination

23° 15' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.58238°

Longitude

-69.92731°

Altitude

509.684 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 40m 22s

Apparent Declination

-1° 33' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:44:15

Azimuth

24.783° NE

Elevation

-48.992°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

518.085 km

Perigee altitude

516.078 km

Semi-major axis

6,895.218 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.0543°

RAAN

14.3923°

Arg. of periapsis

79.5614°

True anomaly

310.14466°

Mean anomaly

310.1574°

Eccentric anomaly

310.15103°

Mean motion

3.79072 °/min

Orbital period

94.97 mins

BSTAR

0.10723

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-13 11:24:18.070Z	158.341° S	2025-08-13 11:26:18.070Z	125.507° SE	14.368°	2025-08-13 11:28:18.070Z	93.266° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-13 13:02:18.070Z	243.668° WSW	2025-08-13 13:04:18.070Z	305.134° NW	42.71°	2025-08-13 13:07:18.070Z	43.604° NE
4 mins	2025-08-13 18:01:18.070Z	345.122° N	2025-08-13 18:03:18.070Z	25.594° NE	20.066°	2025-08-13 18:05:18.070Z	64.622° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-13 19:39:18.070Z	305.283° NW	2025-08-13 19:42:18.070Z	188.142° SSW	43.595°	2025-08-13 19:45:18.070Z	137.689° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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