STARLINK-1676, 46556

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1676, 46556 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 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
46556, 2020-070AA
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-10-06 (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 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-1676
1 46556U 20070AA  25118.79766489  .00004576  00000-0  32594-3 0  9996
2 46556  53.0528 150.2168 0001272  78.4352 281.6780 15.06397614252042
Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T19:08:38.246Z)
Latitude
Longitude
6.05092°
Altitude
547.92 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 00m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in partial shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-14.75333°
Longitude
-9.76303°
Altitude
551.285 km
Speed
7.586 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 11m 48s
Apparent Declination
-33° 31' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:28:16
Azimuth
96.654° ESE
Elevation
-50.611°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.371 km
Perigee altitude
546.609 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.627 km
Eccentricity
0.0001272
Inclination
53.0528°
RAAN
150.2168°
Arg. of periapsis
78.4352°
True anomaly
281.66373°
Mean anomaly
281.678°
Eccentric anomaly
281.67086°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
0.00032594
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1676 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-04-30 04:46:49.170Z238.8° WSW2025-04-30 04:49:49.170Z359.422° N43.098°2025-04-30 04:52:49.170Z45.803° ENE
4 mins2025-04-30 06:27:49.170Z308.088° NW2025-04-30 06:29:49.170Z344.552° N18.088°2025-04-30 06:31:49.170Z18.554° NNE
4 mins2025-04-30 09:49:49.170Z354.199° N2025-04-30 09:50:49.170Z14.854° NNE21.318°2025-04-30 09:53:49.170Z71.112° E
6 mins2025-04-30 11:28:49.170Z303.17° NW2025-04-30 11:30:49.170Z259.161° W43.401°2025-04-30 11:34:49.170Z137.705° SSE
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