STARLINK-1597, 46142

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1597, 46142 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

46142, 2020-057AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1597
1 46142U 20057AB  25117.90011325  .00011522  00000-0  79078-3 0  9993
2 46142  53.0538 294.2514 0001435  78.6965 281.4185 15.06416620258469

Epoch: 2025-04-27T21:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T21:36:09.784Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

114.08874°

Altitude

547.843 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 37m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

12.14014°

Longitude

120.35583°

Altitude

546.815 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 54m 24s

Apparent Declination

-47° 30' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:02:12

Azimuth

209.814° SW

Elevation

-6.86°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.425 km

Perigee altitude

546.438 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.568 km

Eccentricity

0.0001435

Inclination

53.0538°

RAAN

294.2514°

Arg. of periapsis

78.6965°

True anomaly

281.40238°

Mean anomaly

281.4185°

Eccentric anomaly

281.41044°

Mean motion

3.76582 °/min

BSTAR

0.00079078

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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STARLINK-1597 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	2025-04-28 13:40:33.793Z	193.304° SSW	2025-04-28 13:43:33.793Z	140.94° SSE	28.186°	2025-04-28 13:46:33.793Z	74.994° E
6 mins	2025-04-28 15:20:33.793Z	266.878° W	2025-04-28 15:23:33.793Z	337.969° N	31.211°	2025-04-28 15:26:33.793Z	34.346° NE
6 mins	2025-04-28 20:22:33.793Z	331.505° NNW	2025-04-28 20:25:33.793Z	46.884° ENE	30.638°	2025-04-28 20:28:33.793Z	98.088° ESE
5 mins	2025-04-28 22:02:33.793Z	277.401° WNW	2025-04-28 22:04:33.793Z	229.485° WSW	28.648°	2025-04-28 22:07:33.793Z	168.965° S

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