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STARLINK-1799, 46699

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1799, 46699 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

46699, 2020-073AF

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)

2020-10-18 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1799
1 46699U 20073AF  26107.33336806  .00355003  62237-4  80762-3 0  9990
2 46699  53.0376   0.0113 0002594 233.8198 280.7466 15.96978341  6023

Epoch: 2026-04-17T08:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-17T08:00:03.000Z)

Latitude

20.13623°

Longitude

-161.39316°

Altitude

282.968 km

Speed

7.741 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 56m 20s

True Declination

20° 01' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:44:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

284.82 km

Perigee altitude

281.364 km

Semi-major axis

6,661.229 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

53.0376°

RAAN

0.0113°

Arg. of periapsis

233.8198°

True anomaly

280.71739°

Mean anomaly

280.7466°

Eccentric anomaly

280.732°

Mean motion

3.99219 °/min

Orbital period

90.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00080762

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2020 (2020-10-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1772, 46678 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1786, 46688 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1793, 46694 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1716, 46672

STARLINK-1800, 46700

STARLINK-1801, 46701

STARLINK-1783, 46686 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1804, 46704 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1776, 46682 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1790, 46691

STARLINK-1795, 46696

STARLINK-1824, 46721 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1809, 46708 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1815, 46713

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STARLINK-1799 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.
4 mins	2026-04-17 19:33:40.077Z	220.623° SW	2026-04-17 19:35:40.077Z	80.545° E	39.668°	2026-04-17 19:37:40.077Z	54.337° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-1799, 46699 on other resources

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