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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1740
1 46566U 20070AL  25189.66535028  .00000808  00000-0  73128-4 0  9997
2 46566  53.0542 172.0828 0001357  78.1402 281.9739 15.06404776263004

Epoch: 2025-07-08T15:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T15:58:06.264Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

5.69961°

Altitude

547.881 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 28m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.47783°

Longitude

-107.2153°

Altitude

565.965 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 53m 30s

Apparent Declination

-49° 08' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:35:47

Azimuth

125.496° SE

Elevation

-69.705°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.407 km

Perigee altitude

546.528 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.605 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0542°

RAAN

172.0828°

Arg. of periapsis

78.1402°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.9739°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000073128

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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-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.
7 mins	2025-07-09 08:23:17.516Z	311.073° NW	2025-07-09 08:27:17.516Z	110.772° ESE	43.644°	2025-07-09 08:30:17.516Z	128.118° SE
6 mins	2025-07-10 01:36:17.516Z	239.834° WSW	2025-07-10 01:39:17.516Z	351.453° N	43.015°	2025-07-10 01:42:17.516Z	45.143° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-10 03:17:17.516Z	307.672° NW	2025-07-10 03:19:17.516Z	343.528° N	17.918°	2025-07-10 03:21:17.516Z	17.767° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-10 06:39:17.516Z	353.072° N	2025-07-10 06:40:17.516Z	13.598° NNE	21.489°	2025-07-10 06:43:17.516Z	71.033° E

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