STARLINK-1572, 46060

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1572, 46060 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

46060, 2020-055AK

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1572
1 46060U 20055AK  25195.13530062 -.00000220  00000-0  41467-5 0  9992
2 46060  53.0541 107.5295 0001403  91.9103 268.2047 15.06392132273043

Epoch: 2025-07-14T03:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T03:14:49.973Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

126.57276°

Altitude

548.145 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 10m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.12567°

Longitude

-151.42883°

Altitude

552.804 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 33m 25s

Apparent Declination

39° 24' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:16:11

Azimuth

39.787° NE

Elevation

4.207°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.478 km

Perigee altitude

546.535 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0541°

RAAN

107.5295°

Arg. of periapsis

91.9103°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

268.2047°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0000041467

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

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STARLINK-1573, 46061

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1572 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	2025-07-15 01:59:28.177Z	345.117° N	2025-07-15 02:01:28.177Z	22.368° NNE	19.445°	2025-07-15 02:04:28.177Z	70.498° E
7 mins	2025-07-15 03:38:28.177Z	310.962° NW	2025-07-15 03:41:28.177Z	73.636° E	44.921°	2025-07-15 03:45:28.177Z	129.54° SE
6 mins	2025-07-15 20:51:28.177Z	244.17° WSW	2025-07-15 20:53:28.177Z	310.53° NW	43.049°	2025-07-15 20:57:28.177Z	46.108° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-15 22:32:28.177Z	318.413° NNW	2025-07-15 22:33:28.177Z	336.968° NNW	17.68°	2025-07-15 22:36:28.177Z	25.606° NE

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