STARLINK-1790, 46691
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1790, 46691 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 18 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1790
1 46691U 20073X 26057.95562179 .00115380 00000-0 94080-3 0 9994
2 46691 53.0438 251.7452 0007830 132.1985 227.9697 15.69755346296048Epoch: 2026-02-26T22:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-26T22:56:05.722Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
110.9223°
Altitude
364.034 km
Speed
7.69 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 46m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:07:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
365.153 km
Perigee altitude
354.601 km
Semi-major axis
6,738.014 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
53.0438°
RAAN
251.7452°
Arg. of periapsis
132.1985°
True anomaly
227.9031°
Mean anomaly
227.9697°
Eccentric anomaly
227.93639°
Mean motion
3.92415 °/min
Orbital period
91.74 mins
BSTAR
0.0009408
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2020 (2020-10-18 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1790 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-02-27 15:57:17.444Z | 253.981° W | 2026-02-27 15:59:17.444Z | 359.174° N | 35.926° | 2026-02-27 16:01:17.444Z | 39.696° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-27 22:22:17.444Z | 307.403° NW | 2026-02-27 22:23:17.444Z | 292.861° NW | 44.051° | 2026-02-27 22:26:17.444Z | 132.324° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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