STARLINK-1542, 46073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1542, 46073 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

46073, 2020-055AY

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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 3 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1542
1 46073U 20055AY  25190.18322608  .00000018  00000-0  20120-4 0  9997
2 46073  53.0550 109.7634 0001631  98.8242 261.2931 15.06403546272070

Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:23:50.733Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

116.43444°

Altitude

548.251 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 19m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.50193°

Longitude

120.72184°

Altitude

547.49 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 40m 31s

Apparent Declination

-15° 36' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:46:35

Azimuth

3.55° NNE

Elevation

-65.662°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.601 km

Perigee altitude

546.342 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.608 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.055°

RAAN

109.7634°

Arg. of periapsis

98.8242°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

261.2931°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00002012

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

STARLINK-1561, 46056 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1562, 46057 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1542 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	2025-07-09 20:28:04.319Z	186.025° SSW	2025-07-09 20:31:04.319Z	134.31° SE	24.436°	2025-07-09 20:34:04.319Z	77.276° E
6 mins	2025-07-09 22:08:04.319Z	262.762° W	2025-07-09 22:11:04.319Z	347.974° N	33.542°	2025-07-09 22:14:04.319Z	37.859° NE
6 mins	2025-07-10 03:10:04.319Z	336.366° NNW	2025-07-10 03:12:04.319Z	18.831° NNE	28.08°	2025-07-10 03:16:04.319Z	94.519° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-10 04:50:04.319Z	280.424° WNW	2025-07-10 04:52:04.319Z	222.77° SW	32.857°	2025-07-10 04:55:04.319Z	161.106° S

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