STARLINK-1526, 46029

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1526, 46029 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Aug 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

46029, 2020-055C

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-08-07 (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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1526
1 46029U 20055C   26065.66668981  .00129927  00000-0  67131-2 0  9992
2 46029  53.0898 139.9846 0001874  77.4864 121.0745 15.15297214  5756

Epoch: 2026-03-06T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T16:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-14.91945°

Longitude

-72.94317°

Altitude

524.743 km

Speed

7.601 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 05m 51s

True Declination

-14° 49' 52"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:31:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

521.635 km

Perigee altitude

519.05 km

Semi-major axis

6,898.479 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

53.0898°

RAAN

139.9846°

Arg. of periapsis

77.4864°

True anomaly

121.09289°

Mean anomaly

121.0745°

Eccentric anomaly

121.0837°

Mean motion

3.78803 °/min

Orbital period

95.04 mins

BSTAR

0.0067131

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STARLINK-1526 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.
6 mins	2026-03-07 07:07:19.264Z	201.752° SSW	2026-03-07 07:10:19.264Z	127.99° SE	34.725°	2026-03-07 07:13:19.264Z	64.892° ENE
5 mins	2026-03-07 08:47:19.264Z	286.525° WNW	2026-03-07 08:49:19.264Z	335.193° NNW	26.004°	2026-03-07 08:52:19.264Z	30.883° NE
5 mins	2026-03-07 13:47:19.264Z	336.515° NNW	2026-03-07 13:49:19.264Z	43.906° NE	34.688°	2026-03-07 13:52:19.264Z	104.552° ESE
4 mins	2026-03-07 15:26:19.264Z	264.141° W	2026-03-07 15:28:19.264Z	217.524° SW	22.093°	2026-03-07 15:30:19.264Z	181.803° SSW

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STARLINK-1526, 46029

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-06T16:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2020 (2020-08-07 UTC)

STARLINK-1526 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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