STARLINK-1828, 46725

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1828, 46725 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

46725, 2020-073BH

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: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1828
1 46725U 20073BH  26001.66667824  .01318492  00000-0  32777-1 0  9995
2 46725  53.0534 195.4984 0000934 119.5239  12.8088 15.36985102  5745

Epoch: 2026-01-01T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T16:00:00.999Z)

Latitude

36.33077°

Longitude

0.80763°

Altitude

457.234 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 48m 31s

True Declination

36° 09' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

20:57:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

455.943 km

Perigee altitude

454.667 km

Semi-major axis

6,833.442 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.0534°

RAAN

195.4984°

Arg. of periapsis

119.5239°

True anomaly

12.81117°

Mean anomaly

12.8088°

Eccentric anomaly

12.80999°

Mean motion

3.84223 °/min

Orbital period

93.7 mins

BSTAR

0.032777

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

STARLINK-1772, 46678 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1731, 46676 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1822, 46719 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1826, 46723

STARLINK-1809, 46708 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1828 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.
6 mins	2026-01-01 22:09:13.898Z	320.064° NNW	2026-01-01 22:12:13.898Z	47.807° ENE	38.766°	2026-01-01 22:15:13.898Z	113.871° SE
5 mins	2026-01-02 15:00:13.898Z	194.453° SSW	2026-01-02 15:02:13.898Z	116.043° SE	34.499°	2026-01-02 15:05:13.898Z	61.585° ENE
4 mins	2026-01-02 16:38:13.898Z	302.509° NW	2026-01-02 16:39:13.898Z	329.09° NNW	22.528°	2026-01-02 16:42:13.898Z	28.933° NE

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STARLINK-1828, 46725

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-01T16:00:00.999Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1828 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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