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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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1799
1 46699U 20073AF  26075.00002315  .00110140  00000-0  61303-3 0  9990
2 46699  53.0431 163.8669 0005217 286.7731 124.2602 15.78646848  5975

Epoch: 2026-03-16T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-16T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

38.57042°

Longitude

26.88664°

Altitude

339.516 km

Speed

7.709 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 21m 58s

True Declination

38° 23' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

09:40:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

338.057 km

Perigee altitude

331.053 km

Semi-major axis

6,712.692 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

53.0431°

RAAN

163.8669°

Arg. of periapsis

286.7731°

True anomaly

124.30959°

Mean anomaly

124.2602°

Eccentric anomaly

124.2849°

Mean motion

3.94637 °/min

Orbital period

91.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00061303

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

STARLINK-1795, 46696

STARLINK-1790, 46691

STARLINK-1825, 46722 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1803, 46703 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1792, 46693 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1820, 46717

STARLINK-1810, 46709

STARLINK-1807, 46706

STARLINK-1781, 46685

FALCON 9 DEB, 46732 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1818, 46716 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1720, 46675 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1815, 46713

STARLINK-1804, 46704 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1717, 46673 (Decayed)

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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	2026-03-16 09:06:43.048Z	253.554° W	2026-03-16 09:08:43.048Z	354.108° N	35.624°	2026-03-16 09:10:43.048Z	39.113° NE

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Check out STARLINK-1799, 46699 on other resources

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View STARLINK-1799, 46699 on Celestrak

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