STARLINK-1587, 46157
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1587, 46157 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1587
1 46157U 20057AS 25258.25003472 .00015775 00000-0 92036-3 0 9990
2 46157 53.0540 344.1067 0001044 94.8447 14.2709 15.12117330 5846Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T06:00:02.999Z)
Latitude
49.18321°
Longitude
19.64041°
Altitude
534.675 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 56m 26s
True Declination
49° 00' 27"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:53:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.737 km
Perigee altitude
529.294 km
Semi-major axis
6,908.152 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
53.054°
RAAN
344.1067°
Arg. of periapsis
94.8447°
True anomaly
14.27385°
Mean anomaly
14.2709°
Eccentric anomaly
14.27237°
Mean motion
3.78007 °/min
Orbital period
95.24 mins
BSTAR
0.00092036
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Other satellites on launch #57 in the year 2020 (2020-08-18 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1587 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 07:02:51.141Z | 162.237° S | 2025-09-16 07:04:51.141Z | 131.78° SE | 14.726° | 2025-09-16 07:06:51.141Z | 98.369° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 08:41:51.141Z | 244.088° WSW | 2025-09-16 08:43:51.141Z | 321.967° NNW | 43.168° | 2025-09-16 08:46:51.141Z | 44.178° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 10:21:51.141Z | 310.019° NW | 2025-09-16 10:23:51.141Z | 346.7° N | 17.201° | 2025-09-16 10:25:51.141Z | 19.891° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 13:42:51.141Z | 352.257° N | 2025-09-16 13:43:51.141Z | 12.596° NNE | 20.791° | 2025-09-16 13:46:51.141Z | 70.562° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 15:20:51.141Z | 304.695° NW | 2025-09-16 15:23:51.141Z | 215.049° SW | 43.704° | 2025-09-16 15:26:51.141Z | 139.414° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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