STARLINK-1629, 46150

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1629, 46150 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
46150, 2020-057AK
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
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-1629
1 46150U 20057AK  25117.86549342  .00019108  00000-0  87960-3 0  9999
2 46150  53.0496 293.2686 0000628 105.5387 254.5677 15.20351206258484
Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T20:46:18.631Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
125.6032°
Altitude
505.78 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 33m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-25.52903°
Longitude
-36.65841°
Altitude
512.258 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 49m 01s
Apparent Declination
-32° 17' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:55:21
Azimuth
9.999° NNE
Elevation
-82.263°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.486 km
Perigee altitude
504.621 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.191 km
Eccentricity
0.0000628
Inclination
53.0496°
RAAN
293.2686°
Arg. of periapsis
105.5387°
True anomaly
254.56076°
Mean anomaly
254.5677°
Eccentric anomaly
254.56423°
Mean motion
3.80066 °/min
BSTAR
0.0008796
Orbital period
94.72 mins
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STARLINK-1629 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-04-28 14:17:43.978Z224.247° SW2025-04-28 14:21:43.978Z77.589° E42.638°2025-04-28 14:24:43.978Z52.913° ENE
4 mins2025-04-28 15:58:43.978Z304.925° NW2025-04-28 16:00:43.978Z347.666° N19.367°2025-04-28 16:02:43.978Z22.251° NNE
6 mins2025-04-28 20:56:43.978Z317.47° NNW2025-04-28 20:58:43.978Z1.658° NNE42.637°2025-04-28 21:02:43.978Z123.036° SE
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