STARLINK-1683, 46578

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1683, 46578 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
46578, 2020-070AY
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1683
1 46578U 20070AY  26111.54606892  .05052730  12390-4  34035-3 0  9999
2 46578  52.9932 211.0160 0008307 277.7438  82.2665 16.40512961307823
Epoch: 2026-04-21T13:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-21T13:06:20.354Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
164.81089°
Altitude
164.635 km
Speed
7.809 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 04m 03s
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
23:44:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
170.17 km
Perigee altitude
159.3 km
Semi-major axis
6,542.872 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
52.9932°
RAAN
211.016°
Arg. of periapsis
277.7438°
True anomaly
82.36084°
Mean anomaly
82.2665°
Eccentric anomaly
82.31367°
Mean motion
4.10101 °/min
Orbital period
87.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00034035
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