STARLINK-1616, 46148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1616, 46148 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
46148, 2020-057AH
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 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)
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 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1616
1 46148U 20057AH  25118.25002315  .00720467  23612-3  16478-2 0  9993
2 46148  53.0357 227.3932 0014337 333.5309   0.0394 15.96642933260057
Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:00:02Z)
Latitude
-21.02301°
Longitude
-95.79581°
Altitude
280.082 km
Speed
7.745 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 02m 43s
True Declination
-20° 53' 60"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-24.73188°
Longitude
-100.85102°
Altitude
280.25 km
Speed
7.745 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 36m 38s
Apparent Declination
-37° 31' 35"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:56:03
Azimuth
261.305° W
Elevation
-58.85°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
293.576 km
Perigee altitude
274.473 km
Semi-major axis
6,662.162 km
Eccentricity
0.0014337
Inclination
53.0357°
RAAN
227.3932°
Arg. of periapsis
333.5309°
True anomaly
0.03951°
Mean anomaly
0.0394°
Eccentric anomaly
0.03946°
Mean motion
3.99136 °/min
BSTAR
0.0016478
Orbital period
90.19 mins
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