STARLINK-1585, 46117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1585, 46117 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 18 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

46117, 2020-057A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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)

2020-08-18 (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)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1585
1 46117U 20057A   25117.87247192  .00007538  00000-0  52436-3 0  9995
2 46117  53.0540 274.3756 0001603  77.8770 282.2398 15.06404547258744

Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:56:21.573Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

104.19104°

Altitude

547.842 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-38.2154°

Longitude

-42.89872°

Altitude

560.556 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 52m 58s

Apparent Declination

-39° 01' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:19:32

Azimuth

82.198° E

Elevation

-84.796°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.579 km

Perigee altitude

546.358 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.605 km

Eccentricity

0.0001603

Inclination

53.054°

RAAN

274.3756°

Arg. of periapsis

77.877°

True anomaly

282.22185°

Mean anomaly

282.2398°

Eccentric anomaly

282.23082°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

BSTAR

0.00052436

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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STARLINK-1585 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	2025-04-28 14:42:51.431Z	290.063° WNW	2025-04-28 14:45:51.431Z	346.518° N	20.996°	2025-04-28 14:47:51.431Z	21.474° NNE
4 mins	2025-04-28 18:05:51.431Z	357.584° N	2025-04-28 18:06:51.431Z	16.746° NNE	18.28°	2025-04-28 18:09:51.431Z	65.503° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-28 19:44:51.431Z	316.656° NNW	2025-04-28 19:46:51.431Z	4.735° NNE	43.614°	2025-04-28 19:50:51.431Z	124.384° SE
6 mins	2025-04-29 12:56:51.431Z	235.602° WSW	2025-04-29 12:58:51.431Z	263.062° W	43.56°	2025-04-29 13:02:51.431Z	48.053° ENE

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