STARLINK-1798, 46779 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1798, 46779 was 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed 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: 7 months ago
TLE from 7 months ago
0 STARLINK-1798
1 46779U 20074AS 25067.14210201 .29840573 12649-4 34371-3 0 9992
2 46779 53.0216 110.4417 0002112 281.0628 176.0021 16.50058143241932Epoch: 2025-03-08T03:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-08T03:24:37.613Z)
Latitude
52.60618°
Longitude
-5.14911°
Altitude
146.896 km
Speed
7.824 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 08m 23s
True Declination
52° 25' 28"
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
06:14:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
140.852 km
Perigee altitude
138.099 km
Semi-major axis
6,517.612 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
53.0216°
RAAN
110.4417°
Arg. of periapsis
281.0628°
True anomaly
176.00379°
Mean anomaly
176.0021°
Eccentric anomaly
176.00294°
Mean motion
4.12487 °/min
Orbital period
87.28 mins
BSTAR
0.00034371
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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 2020 (2020-10-24 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-1798 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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