STARLINK-1797, 46698
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1797, 46698 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
Last TLE update
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1797
1 46698U 20073AE 25128.38070724 -.00000422 00000-0 -94444-5 0 9994
2 46698 53.0535 172.7820 0001513 82.6785 277.4376 15.06404074251105Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:08:13.105Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
169.27536°
Altitude
547.943 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 31m 07s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-8.96959°
Longitude
-7.97563°
Altitude
549.961 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 59m 30s
Apparent Declination
-25° 28' 13"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:49:46
Azimuth
66.267° ENE
Elevation
-62.844°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2020 (2020-10-18 UTC)
STARLINK-1797 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 07:42:54.055Z | 302.216° NW | 2025-05-09 07:45:54.055Z | 350.971° N | 16.492° | 2025-05-09 07:47:54.055Z | 22.05° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 11:04:54.055Z | 341.765° N | 2025-05-09 11:06:54.055Z | 22.81° NE | 23.895° | 2025-05-09 11:09:54.055Z | 79.174° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-09 12:43:54.055Z | 299.159° NW | 2025-05-09 12:46:54.055Z | 214.684° SW | 40.453° | 2025-05-09 12:49:54.055Z | 147.587° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-10 04:17:54.055Z | 168.132° S | 2025-05-10 04:19:54.055Z | 124.109° SE | 23.377° | 2025-05-10 04:22:54.055Z | 74.711° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-05-10 05:56:54.055Z | 265.159° W | 2025-05-10 05:58:54.055Z | 321.086° NNW | 35.447° | 2025-05-10 06:02:54.055Z | 40.411° NE |
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