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
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: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1797
1 46698U 20073AE 25352.24486722 .00081494 00000-0 21179-2 0 9995
2 46698 53.0507 237.3854 0011898 102.9843 257.2489 15.38188282284996Epoch: 2025-12-18T05:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T05:52:36.527Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
62.13002°
Altitude
454.16 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 49m 32s
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
10:59:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
459.868 km
Perigee altitude
443.616 km
Semi-major axis
6,829.879 km
Eccentricity
0.00119
Inclination
53.0507°
RAAN
237.3854°
Arg. of periapsis
102.9843°
True anomaly
257.11597°
Mean anomaly
257.2489°
Eccentric anomaly
257.18243°
Mean motion
3.84524 °/min
Orbital period
93.62 mins
BSTAR
0.0021179
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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-1797 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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-18 18:30:27.202Z | 186.802° SSW | 2025-12-18 18:33:27.202Z | 119.803° SE | 23.584° | 2025-12-18 18:35:27.202Z | 78.847° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-18 20:08:27.202Z | 273.182° WNW | 2025-12-18 20:10:27.202Z | 331.517° NNW | 29.531° | 2025-12-18 20:13:27.202Z | 34.624° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-12-19 01:03:27.202Z | 337.979° N | 2025-12-19 01:05:27.202Z | 23.93° NE | 24.428° | 2025-12-19 01:08:27.202Z | 88.131° E |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-19 02:41:27.202Z | 277.988° WNW | 2025-12-19 02:43:27.202Z | 208.411° SW | 30.244° | 2025-12-19 02:45:27.202Z | 163.905° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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