STARLINK-1942, 46794

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1942, 46794 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
46794, 2020-074BH
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-10-24 (6 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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1942
1 46794U 20074BH  26139.93773588  .00078192  00000-0  95657-3 0  9996
2 46794  53.0429 310.3928 0005968 222.5111 137.5440 15.59715581308140
Epoch: 2026-05-19T22:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-19T22:30:20.380Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
95.20344°
Altitude
392.358 km
Speed
7.674 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 41m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:18:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
392.797 km
Perigee altitude
384.72 km
Semi-major axis
6,766.895 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
53.0429°
RAAN
310.3928°
Arg. of periapsis
222.5111°
True anomaly
137.59014°
Mean anomaly
137.544°
Eccentric anomaly
137.56707°
Mean motion
3.89905 °/min
Orbital period
92.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00095657
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