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STARLINK-1746, 46588

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1746, 46588 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

46588, 2020-070BJ

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

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-1746
1 46588U 20070BJ  26123.33334491  .00466527  10294-3  96886-3 0  9993
2 46588  53.0293 199.5336 0012834 351.2934 204.8595 15.98424682  6026

Epoch: 2026-05-03T08:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T08:00:01.000Z)

Latitude

-12.9499°

Longitude

48.20175°

Altitude

290.022 km

Speed

7.73 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 57m 46s

True Declination

-12° 52' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:52:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

287.618 km

Perigee altitude

270.531 km

Semi-major axis

6,657.211 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

53.0293°

RAAN

199.5336°

Arg. of periapsis

351.2934°

True anomaly

204.79776°

Mean anomaly

204.8595°

Eccentric anomaly

204.82862°

Mean motion

3.99581 °/min

Orbital period

90.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00096886

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

STARLINK-1672, 46537

STARLINK-1702, 46551 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1706, 46560 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1755, 46591 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1732, 46584 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1744, 46587 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1701, 46550 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1644, 46532 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1678, 46538

STARLINK-1699, 46548 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1674, 46555 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1684, 46539 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1740, 46566 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1748, 46570 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1746, 46588 on other resources

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