STARLINK-1642, 46154

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1642, 46154 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

46154, 2020-057AP

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-1642
1 46154U 20057AP  25117.91208621  .00003006  00000-0  22054-3 0  9994
2 46154  53.0553 284.1971 0001312  82.3286 277.7852 15.06416979258619

Epoch: 2025-04-27T21:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T21:53:24.248Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

99.71239°

Altitude

547.916 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 56m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-42.4089°

Longitude

53.68902°

Altitude

562.015 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 33m 09s

Apparent Declination

-54° 26' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:00:12

Azimuth

229.295° WSW

Elevation

-52.089°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.339 km

Perigee altitude

546.521 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.567 km

Eccentricity

0.0001312

Inclination

53.0553°

RAAN

284.1971°

Arg. of periapsis

82.3286°

True anomaly

277.7703°

Mean anomaly

277.7852°

Eccentric anomaly

277.77775°

Mean motion

3.76583 °/min

BSTAR

0.00022054

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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STARLINK-1642 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.
7 mins	2025-04-28 13:59:34.409Z	235.482° WSW	2025-04-28 14:03:34.409Z	2.349° NNE	43.438°	2025-04-28 14:06:34.409Z	46.377° ENE
4 mins	2025-04-28 15:41:34.409Z	307.605° NW	2025-04-28 15:43:34.409Z	344.391° N	18.299°	2025-04-28 15:45:34.409Z	18.57° NNE
4 mins	2025-04-28 19:03:34.409Z	354.303° N	2025-04-28 19:04:34.409Z	14.768° NNE	21.022°	2025-04-28 19:07:34.409Z	70.457° E
6 mins	2025-04-28 20:42:34.409Z	304.324° NW	2025-04-28 20:44:34.409Z	265.124° W	43.65°	2025-04-28 20:48:34.409Z	136.614° SSE
4 mins	2025-04-29 12:16:34.409Z	151.694° SSE	2025-04-29 12:17:34.409Z	132.432° SE	18.726°	2025-04-29 12:20:34.409Z	82.709° E

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