STARLINK-1596, 46141
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1596, 46141 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
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-1596
1 46141U 20057AA 25117.75620966 .00070587 00000-0 38736-2 0 9993
2 46141 53.0536 252.8891 0003288 296.2729 63.7925 15.13516796259038Epoch: 2025-04-27T18:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T18:08:56.514Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
124.67358°
Altitude
525.365 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 51m 33s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
51.50434°
Longitude
-168.86°
Altitude
533.016 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 48m 18s
Apparent Declination
61° 26' 40"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:57:06
Azimuth
15.268° NNE
Elevation
14.678°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 UTC)
STARLINK-1596 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-04-28 16:47:29.333Z | 350.091° N | 2025-04-28 16:49:29.333Z | 29.777° NE | 18.789° | 2025-04-28 16:51:29.333Z | 63.818° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-04-28 18:26:29.333Z | 311.153° NW | 2025-04-28 18:28:29.333Z | 336.019° NNW | 44.86° | 2025-04-28 18:32:29.333Z | 129.956° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-04-29 11:33:29.333Z | 239.997° WSW | 2025-04-29 11:35:29.333Z | 314.23° NW | 43.963° | 2025-04-29 11:38:29.333Z | 45.648° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-04-29 13:13:29.333Z | 310.257° NW | 2025-04-29 13:15:29.333Z | 348.158° N | 17.525° | 2025-04-29 13:17:29.333Z | 21.054° NNE |
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