STARLINK-1730, 46563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1730, 46563 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

46563, 2020-070AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

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-1730
1 46563U 20070AH  25118.46406581  .00001320  00000-0  10747-3 0  9992
2 46563  53.0539 131.7177 0001304  87.6084 272.5055 15.06397851252278

Epoch: 2025-04-28T11:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T11:08:15.286Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

107.97634°

Altitude

548.058 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 46m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-29.58674°

Longitude

-52.73454°

Altitude

556.711 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 41m 33s

Apparent Declination

-54° 32' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:52:39

Azimuth

227.225° WSW

Elevation

-41.185°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.392 km

Perigee altitude

546.586 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.626 km

Eccentricity

0.0001304

Inclination

53.0539°

RAAN

131.7177°

Arg. of periapsis

87.6084°

True anomaly

272.49057°

Mean anomaly

272.5055°

Eccentric anomaly

272.49804°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

BSTAR

0.00010747

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 2020 (2020-10-06 UTC)

STARLINK-1644, 46532 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1709, 46561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1730 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.
7 mins	2025-04-30 03:07:17.237Z	222.313° SW	2025-04-30 03:10:17.237Z	174.712° S	43.722°	2025-04-30 03:14:17.237Z	53.289° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-30 04:48:17.237Z	295.651° NW	2025-04-30 04:50:17.237Z	333.884° NNW	21.364°	2025-04-30 04:53:17.237Z	26.51° NE
4 mins	2025-04-30 08:10:17.237Z	348.549° N	2025-04-30 08:12:17.237Z	25.756° NE	18.152°	2025-04-30 08:14:17.237Z	59.1° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-30 09:49:17.237Z	314.995° NW	2025-04-30 09:52:17.237Z	72.361° E	43.556°	2025-04-30 09:55:17.237Z	123.256° SE

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