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STARLINK-1657, 46354

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1657, 46354 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Sep 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

46354, 2020-062AF

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)

2020-09-03 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1657
1 46354U 20062AF  26048.83335647  .00257506  00000-0  16841-2 0  9998
2 46354  53.0467  68.5852 0003527 244.2006 304.6973 15.74527171  5768

Epoch: 2026-02-17T20:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T20:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-7.19813°

Longitude

166.19032°

Altitude

346.746 km

Speed

7.702 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 56m 01s

True Declination

-7° 09' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:52:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

348.629 km

Perigee altitude

343.885 km

Semi-major axis

6,724.394 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

53.0467°

RAAN

68.5852°

Arg. of periapsis

244.2006°

True anomaly

304.66406°

Mean anomaly

304.6973°

Eccentric anomaly

304.68068°

Mean motion

3.93608 °/min

Orbital period

91.46 mins

BSTAR

0.0016841

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2020 (2020-09-03 UTC)

STARLINK-1710, 46330

STARLINK-1726, 46362

STARLINK-1771, 46384

STARLINK-1724, 46375

STARLINK-1665, 46356

STARLINK-1661, 46355

STARLINK-1727, 46335

STARLINK-1546, 46346 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1547, 46347

STARLINK-1765, 46344

STARLINK-1686, 46328

STARLINK-1742, 46376

STARLINK-1651, 46366

STARLINK-1759, 46340

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STARLINK-1657 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.
4 mins	2026-02-18 04:33:18.077Z	257.735° W	2026-02-18 04:35:18.077Z	350.643° N	34.183°	2026-02-18 04:37:18.077Z	37.204° NE

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Check out STARLINK-1657, 46354 on other resources

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