STARLINK-1728, 46582

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1728, 46582 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

46582, 2020-070BC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1728
1 46582U 20070BC  25195.55180776 -.00001123  00000-0 -56510-4 0  9995
2 46582  53.0553 145.6562 0000908  63.9371 296.1711 15.06390510263898

Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:14:36.19Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

14.34632°

Altitude

547.843 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 42m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.44357°

Longitude

67.34956°

Altitude

551.849 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 48m 57s

Apparent Declination

14° 26' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:01:32

Azimuth

61.358° ENE

Elevation

-10.112°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.14 km

Perigee altitude

546.882 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.648 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.0553°

RAAN

145.6562°

Arg. of periapsis

63.9371°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

296.1711°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.00005651

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

STARLINK-1644, 46532 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1728 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	2025-07-14 22:57:01.008Z	202.412° SSW	2025-07-14 23:01:01.008Z	114.34° SE	32.524°	2025-07-14 23:04:01.008Z	64.886° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-15 00:38:01.008Z	280.946° WNW	2025-07-15 00:40:01.008Z	327.127° NNW	28.049°	2025-07-15 00:43:01.008Z	29.265° NE
5 mins	2025-07-15 05:40:01.008Z	335.24° NNW	2025-07-15 05:42:01.008Z	36.342° NE	35.044°	2025-07-15 05:45:01.008Z	102.424° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-15 07:19:01.008Z	276.108° WNW	2025-07-15 07:21:01.008Z	237.412° WSW	23.833°	2025-07-15 07:24:01.008Z	178.919° S

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