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

Related business

SpaceX (US)

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1657
1 46354U 20062AF  26018.53815598  .00153984  00000-0  22322-2 0  9996
2 46354  53.0467 217.3653 0013961 134.5892 225.6260 15.54743941297091

Epoch: 2026-01-18T12:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-18T12:54:56.676Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-94.31816°

Altitude

410.421 km

Speed

7.662 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 29m 27s

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

01:58:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

412.642 km

Perigee altitude

393.707 km

Semi-major axis

6,781.312 km

Eccentricity

0.0014

Inclination

53.0467°

RAAN

217.3653°

Arg. of periapsis

134.5892°

True anomaly

225.51179°

Mean anomaly

225.626°

Eccentric anomaly

225.56888°

Mean motion

3.88662 °/min

Orbital period

92.63 mins

BSTAR

0.0022322

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STARLINK-1550, 46365 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-01-19 15:18:49.401Z	203.849° SW	2026-01-19 15:20:49.401Z	153.788° SSE	34.189°	2026-01-19 15:23:49.401Z	63.933° ENE
4 mins	2026-01-19 21:47:49.401Z	339.26° N	2026-01-19 21:49:49.401Z	49.776° ENE	28.851°	2026-01-19 21:51:49.401Z	96.552° ESE

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STARLINK-1657, 46354

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-18T12:54:56.676Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1657 Visibility forecast

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