STARLINK-1680, 46558

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1680, 46558 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
46558, 2020-070AC
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
23 hours 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 23 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1680
1 46558U 20070AC  25118.78244268  .00002981  00000-0  21892-3 0  9990
2 46558  53.0533 135.2929 0001143  89.0235 271.0885 15.06404028252220
Epoch: 2025-04-28T18:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T18:46:43.047Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-3.378°
Altitude
548.063 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 01m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-53.09158°
Longitude
-102.94758°
Altitude
566.428 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 03m 59s
Apparent Declination
-83° 56' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:46:24
Azimuth
174.49° S
Elevation
-44.386°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.262 km
Perigee altitude
546.679 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.607 km
Eccentricity
0.0001143
Inclination
53.0533°
RAAN
135.2929°
Arg. of periapsis
89.0235°
True anomaly
271.0754°
Mean anomaly
271.0885°
Eccentric anomaly
271.08195°
Mean motion
3.76579 °/min
BSTAR
0.00021892
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1680 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-04-30 02:47:03.277Z188.594° SSW2025-04-30 02:50:03.277Z123.48° SE28.164°2025-04-30 02:53:03.277Z70.458° E
6 mins2025-04-30 04:27:03.277Z272.59° WNW2025-04-30 04:29:03.277Z320.923° NNW31.37°2025-04-30 04:33:03.277Z37.808° NE
5 mins2025-04-30 09:29:03.277Z337.985° N2025-04-30 09:31:03.277Z30.059° NE31.245°2025-04-30 09:34:03.277Z94.608° ESE
6 mins2025-04-30 11:08:03.277Z283.146° WNW2025-04-30 11:11:03.277Z212.318° SW27.963°2025-04-30 11:14:03.277Z164.817° S
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