STARLINK-1848, 46740

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1848, 46740 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 24 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

46740, 2020-074B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-24 (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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1848
1 46740U 20074B   25199.57962204 -.00000340  00000-0 -39302-5 0  9996
2 46740  53.0575 297.5827 0001291  97.6441 262.4694 15.06387093261310

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:54:39.344Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

152.28967°

Altitude

548.248 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 50m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

30.06984°

Longitude

176.1281°

Altitude

548.504 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 46m 08s

Apparent Declination

-3° 30' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:25:46

Azimuth

38.218° NE

Elevation

-47.195°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.415 km

Perigee altitude

546.627 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.658 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0575°

RAAN

297.5827°

Arg. of periapsis

97.6441°

True anomaly

262.45473°

Mean anomaly

262.4694°

Eccentric anomaly

262.46207°

Mean motion

3.76575 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000039302

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STARLINK-1916, 46766 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1917, 46767 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1918, 46768 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1919, 46769 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1932, 46770 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1935, 46771 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1936, 46772 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1937, 46773 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1939, 46774 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1945, 46775 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1946, 46776 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1848 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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 09:11:08.302Z	224.38° SW	2025-07-19 09:15:08.302Z	106.481° ESE	44.288°	2025-07-19 09:18:08.302Z	53.239° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-19 10:53:08.302Z	301.671° NW	2025-07-19 10:55:08.302Z	342.363° N	20.93°	2025-07-19 10:58:08.302Z	29.841° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 14:15:08.302Z	354.248° N	2025-07-19 14:16:08.302Z	12.964° NNE	18.376°	2025-07-19 14:19:08.302Z	63.949° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-19 15:54:08.302Z	315.028° NNW	2025-07-19 15:56:08.302Z	342.915° N	42.901°	2025-07-19 16:00:08.302Z	125.204° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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