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

Last TLE update

1 day 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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1942
1 46794U 20074BH  25182.86248743  .00002640  00000-0  19602-3 0  9996
2 46794  53.0563   7.6233 0001574  90.1018 270.0151 15.06411616258878

Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:41:58.913Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

136.97592°

Altitude

548.055 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 30m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

36.00036°

Longitude

-80.51687°

Altitude

549.083 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 47m 28s

Apparent Declination

0° 41' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:54:25

Azimuth

101.448° ESE

Elevation

12.31°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.536 km

Perigee altitude

546.356 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.583 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.0563°

RAAN

7.6233°

Arg. of periapsis

90.1018°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.0151°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76581 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00019602

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STARLINK-1936, 46772 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1937, 46773 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1939, 46774 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1945, 46775 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1942 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.
5 mins	2025-07-02 22:44:16.351Z	272.826° WNW	2025-07-02 22:46:16.351Z	225.901° WSW	26.261°	2025-07-02 22:49:16.351Z	171.467° S
6 mins	2025-07-03 14:16:16.351Z	204.845° SW	2025-07-03 14:19:16.351Z	120.927° SE	37.341°	2025-07-03 14:22:16.351Z	62.267° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-03 15:56:16.351Z	282.169° WNW	2025-07-03 15:58:16.351Z	320.684° NNW	25.122°	2025-07-03 16:01:16.351Z	24.599° NE
6 mins	2025-07-03 20:58:16.351Z	327.774° NNW	2025-07-03 21:00:16.351Z	22.408° NNE	38.068°	2025-07-03 21:04:16.351Z	112.045° ESE

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