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
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: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 STARLINK-1817
1 46715U 20073AX 26019.59105785 .00031023 00000-0 68955-3 0 9998
2 46715 53.0532 94.5748 0008051 356.9710 3.1245 15.43398776289833Epoch: 2026-01-19T14:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-19T14:11:07.398Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
122.80888°
Altitude
431.502 km
Speed
7.657 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 18m 17s
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
04:00:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
441.849 km
Perigee altitude
430.876 km
Semi-major axis
6,814.499 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
53.0532°
RAAN
94.5748°
Arg. of periapsis
356.971°
True anomaly
3.12953°
Mean anomaly
3.1245°
Eccentric anomaly
3.12702°
Mean motion
3.85827 °/min
Orbital period
93.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00068955
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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-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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-01-21 06:45:18.877Z | 203.591° SW | 2026-01-21 06:48:18.877Z | 123.103° SE | 33.208° | 2026-01-21 06:51:18.877Z | 63.092° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2026-01-21 13:17:18.877Z | 332.725° NNW | 2026-01-21 13:19:18.877Z | 25.436° NE | 30.657° | 2026-01-21 13:22:18.877Z | 99.499° ESE |
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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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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