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STARLINK-1801, 46701

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1801, 46701 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

46701, 2020-073AH

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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1801
1 46701U 20073AH  26055.99079719  .00088002  00000-0  77483-3 0  9999
2 46701  53.0469 260.7370 0010429 155.5683 204.5829 15.67975032295754

Epoch: 2026-02-24T23:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T23:46:44.877Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

109.18762°

Altitude

371.994 km

Speed

7.684 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 22m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:58:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

372.008 km

Perigee altitude

357.943 km

Semi-major axis

6,743.112 km

Eccentricity

0.00104

Inclination

53.0469°

RAAN

260.737°

Arg. of periapsis

155.5683°

True anomaly

204.53324°

Mean anomaly

204.5829°

Eccentric anomaly

204.55807°

Mean motion

3.9197 °/min

Orbital period

91.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00077483

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

STARLINK-1829, 46726 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1799, 46699

STARLINK-1789, 46690

STARLINK-1716, 46672

STARLINK-1774, 46680 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1811, 46710 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1815, 46713

STARLINK-1825, 46722 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1803, 46703 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1776, 46682 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1808, 46707 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1823, 46720 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1818, 46716 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1830, 46727

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STARLINK-1801 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	2026-02-26 15:44:04.295Z	213.826° SW	2026-02-26 15:46:04.295Z	127.914° SE	41.013°	2026-02-26 15:48:04.295Z	60.05° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-1801, 46701 on other resources

View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on Celestrak

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