Satellite description

STARLINK-1791, 46692 was 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.

Satellite metadata
Identifier
46692, 2020-073Y
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
3 months ago
Origin
Flag of USSPXS (US)
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed 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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
158.211 km
Perigee altitude
148.163 km
Semi-major axis
6,531.324 km
Eccentricity
0.0007692
Inclination
53.0261°
RAAN
240.1919°
Arg. of periapsis
244.407°
True anomaly
216.42544°
Mean anomaly
216.4778°
Eccentric anomaly
216.45161°
Mean motion
4.11189 °/min
BSTAR
0.00050266
Orbital period
87.55 mins
46692, STARLINK-1791
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