STARLINK-1740, 46566

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1740, 46566 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

46566, 2020-070AL

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-1740
1 46566U 20070AL  25118.34244261  .00000946  00000-0  82457-4 0  9998
2 46566  53.0527 132.2661 0001550  79.4321 280.6842 15.06382958252252

Epoch: 2025-04-28T08:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T08:13:07.041Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

152.42888°

Altitude

547.944 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 49m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

35.02913°

Longitude

-65.56091°

Altitude

549.147 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 13m 04s

Apparent Declination

0° 44' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:46:24

Azimuth

310.202° NW

Elevation

-38.577°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.608 km

Perigee altitude

546.461 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.672 km

Eccentricity

0.000155

Inclination

53.0527°

RAAN

132.2661°

Arg. of periapsis

79.4321°

True anomaly

280.66675°

Mean anomaly

280.6842°

Eccentric anomaly

280.67547°

Mean motion

3.76574 °/min

BSTAR

0.000082457

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

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STARLINK-1743, 46568 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1747, 46569 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1740 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	2025-04-30 01:46:03.416Z	156.119° SSE	2025-04-30 01:48:03.416Z	126.284° SE	13.542°	2025-04-30 01:50:03.416Z	96.065° ESE
7 mins	2025-04-30 03:24:03.416Z	235.074° WSW	2025-04-30 03:27:03.416Z	304.178° NW	44.372°	2025-04-30 03:31:03.416Z	48.013° ENE
4 mins	2025-04-30 05:06:03.416Z	317.712° NNW	2025-04-30 05:07:03.416Z	337.156° NNW	18.62°	2025-04-30 05:10:03.416Z	26.264° NE
4 mins	2025-04-30 08:27:03.416Z	348.556° N	2025-04-30 08:29:03.416Z	29.334° NE	20.78°	2025-04-30 08:31:03.416Z	65.469° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-30 10:06:03.416Z	306.362° NW	2025-04-30 10:09:03.416Z	161.972° S	43.406°	2025-04-30 10:12:03.416Z	135.577° SSE

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