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STARLINK-1817, 46715

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1817, 46715 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

46715, 2020-073AX

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 (6 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-1817
1 46715U 20073AX  26119.28352667  .00095341  00000-0  72458-3 0  9994
2 46715  53.0452 328.2974 0003104  97.4786 262.6584 15.71555982305401

Epoch: 2026-04-29T06:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T06:48:16.704Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

8.98109°

Altitude

355.62 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 53m 11s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

19:05:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

356.819 km

Perigee altitude

352.639 km

Semi-major axis

6,732.866 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

53.0452°

RAAN

328.2974°

Arg. of periapsis

97.4786°

True anomaly

262.62312°

Mean anomaly

262.6584°

Eccentric anomaly

262.64076°

Mean motion

3.92865 °/min

Orbital period

91.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00072458

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

STARLINK-1830, 46727

STARLINK-1731, 46676 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1841, 46729 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1778, 46683 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1720, 46675 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1716, 46672

STARLINK-1801, 46701

STARLINK-1799, 46699

STARLINK-1800, 46700

STARLINK-1781, 46685

STARLINK-1807, 46706

STARLINK-1797, 46698

STARLINK-1805, 46705

STARLINK-1790, 46691

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STARLINK-1817 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	2026-04-29 16:07:57.990Z	186.122° SSW	2026-04-29 16:09:57.990Z	126.526° SE	24.817°	2026-04-29 16:11:57.990Z	75.865° E

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Check out STARLINK-1817, 46715 on other resources

View STARLINK-1817, 46715 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-1817, 46715 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-1817, 46715 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-1817, 46715 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-1817, 46715 on Gunter's Space Page

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