STARLINK-1541, 46052

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1541, 46052 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

46052, 2020-055AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours 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)

2020-08-07 (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 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1541
1 46052U 20055AB  25190.12609304  .00000692  00000-0  65315-4 0  9992
2 46052  53.0539 130.0149 0001431  82.6885 277.4266 15.06403925271805

Epoch: 2025-07-09T03:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T03:01:34.438Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

157.31014°

Altitude

547.951 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 40m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.13169°

Longitude

125.98801°

Altitude

558.566 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 07m 29s

Apparent Declination

-37° 03' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:45:56

Azimuth

72.228° E

Elevation

-81.958°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.461 km

Perigee altitude

546.479 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.607 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0539°

RAAN

130.0149°

Arg. of periapsis

82.6885°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

277.4266°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000065315

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

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STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1541 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.
7 mins	2025-07-09 22:17:24.522Z	210.209° SW	2025-07-09 22:21:24.522Z	118.452° SE	37.548°	2025-07-09 22:24:24.522Z	61.75° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-09 23:58:24.522Z	282.953° WNW	2025-07-10 00:00:24.522Z	321.761° NNW	24.997°	2025-07-10 00:03:24.522Z	24.845° NE
6 mins	2025-07-10 05:00:24.522Z	327.661° NNW	2025-07-10 05:02:24.522Z	24.016° NE	38.427°	2025-07-10 05:06:24.522Z	112.651° SE
4 mins	2025-07-10 06:40:24.522Z	260.149° W	2025-07-10 06:41:24.522Z	240.731° WSW	19.885°	2025-07-10 06:44:24.522Z	186.736° SSW

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