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STARLINK-1636, 46153

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1636, 46153 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

46153, 2020-057AN

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1636
1 46153U 20057AN  25260.49620597  .01293740  11152-2  12611-2 0  9991
2 46153  53.0072 279.8030 0008537   2.5116 357.5959 16.11054440281274

Epoch: 2025-09-17T11:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T11:54:32.195Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

104.4975°

Altitude

239.218 km

Speed

7.768 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 39m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:29:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

249.896 km

Perigee altitude

238.589 km

Semi-major axis

6,622.38 km

Eccentricity

0.00085

Inclination

53.0072°

RAAN

279.803°

Arg. of periapsis

2.5116°

True anomaly

357.59179°

Mean anomaly

357.5959°

Eccentric anomaly

357.59385°

Mean motion

4.02737 °/min

Orbital period

89.39 mins

BSTAR

0.0012611

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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1585, 46117

STARLINK-1596, 46141

STARLINK-1597, 46142

STARLINK-1599, 46143 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1606, 46144

STARLINK-1607, 46145 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1608, 46146

STARLINK-1611, 46147 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1616, 46148 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1620, 46149 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1629, 46150

STARLINK-1631, 46151 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1634, 46152 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1642, 46154

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Check out STARLINK-1636, 46153 on other resources

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