STARLINK-1606, 46144

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1606, 46144 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

46144, 2020-057AD

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-1606
1 46144U 20057AD  25117.86509043  .00003326  00000-0  24195-3 0  9992
2 46144  53.0537 274.4060 0001047  92.5435 267.5674 15.06416880246993

Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:45:43.813Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

106.88612°

Altitude

548.07 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

16.56547°

Longitude

-89.07998°

Altitude

547.062 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 44m 14s

Apparent Declination

-11° 33' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:49:54

Azimuth

53.146° ENE

Elevation

-50.337°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.156 km

Perigee altitude

546.706 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.568 km

Eccentricity

0.0001047

Inclination

53.0537°

RAAN

274.406°

Arg. of periapsis

92.5435°

True anomaly

267.55541°

Mean anomaly

267.5674°

Eccentric anomaly

267.56141°

Mean motion

3.76582 °/min

BSTAR

0.00024195

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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STARLINK-1606 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 14:31:18.461Z	280.944° WNW	2025-04-28 14:34:18.461Z	335.716° NNW	23.563°	2025-04-28 14:37:18.461Z	28.716° NE
4 mins	2025-04-28 17:54:18.461Z	350.757° N	2025-04-28 17:55:18.461Z	7.952° NNE	16.608°	2025-04-28 17:58:18.461Z	57.527° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-28 19:33:18.461Z	320.336° NNW	2025-04-28 19:36:18.461Z	61.791° ENE	40.51°	2025-04-28 19:39:18.461Z	115.866° SE
7 mins	2025-04-29 12:44:18.461Z	226.032° WSW	2025-04-29 12:48:18.461Z	88.816° E	44.486°	2025-04-29 12:51:18.461Z	52.113° ENE

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