STARLINK-1820, 46717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1820, 46717 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

46717, 2020-073AZ

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1820
1 46717U 20073AZ  25332.16671295  .00164880  00000-0  30908-2 0  9998
2 46717  53.0525 300.6210 0010455   7.1839 160.0030 15.47534820  5770

Epoch: 2025-11-28T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-28T04:00:03.998Z)

Latitude

10.15998°

Longitude

-14.41168°

Altitude

430.768 km

Speed

7.651 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 31m 40s

True Declination

10° 05' 51"

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

15:30:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

431.328 km

Perigee altitude

417.104 km

Semi-major axis

6,802.353 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

53.0525°

RAAN

300.621°

Arg. of periapsis

7.1839°

True anomaly

160.04392°

Mean anomaly

160.003°

Eccentric anomaly

160.02346°

Mean motion

3.86861 °/min

Orbital period

93.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0030908

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STARLINK-1820 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	2025-11-29 01:12:01.888Z	261.661° W	2025-11-29 01:13:01.888Z	295.071° NW	36.171°	2025-11-29 01:16:01.888Z	38.22° NE
5 mins	2025-11-29 07:42:01.888Z	299.213° NW	2025-11-29 07:44:01.888Z	190.765° SSW	41.88°	2025-11-29 07:47:01.888Z	139.78° SSE

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STARLINK-1820, 46717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-28T04:00:03.998Z)

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