STARLINK-1728, 46582

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1728, 46582 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

46582, 2020-070BC

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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, 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-1728
1 46582U 20070BC  25294.00002315  .02015969  00000-0  10786+0 0  9990
2 46582  53.0531  63.6612 0001446  64.2080 262.7498 15.11368563  5454

Epoch: 2025-10-21T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-21T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-26.0436°

Longitude

12.51916°

Altitude

539.789 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 48m 53s

True Declination

-25° 54' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

06:30:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

533.296 km

Perigee altitude

531.298 km

Semi-major axis

6,910.434 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0531°

RAAN

63.6612°

Arg. of periapsis

64.208°

True anomaly

262.73336°

Mean anomaly

262.7498°

Eccentric anomaly

262.74158°

Mean motion

3.7782 °/min

Orbital period

95.28 mins

BSTAR

0.10786

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STARLINK-1728 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	2025-10-21 13:06:15.451Z	300.248° NW	2025-10-21 13:08:15.451Z	343.375° N	21.246°	2025-10-21 13:10:15.451Z	20.388° NNE
6 mins	2025-10-21 18:05:15.451Z	317.307° NNW	2025-10-21 18:08:15.451Z	56.327° ENE	42.293°	2025-10-21 18:11:15.451Z	119.118° SE
6 mins	2025-10-22 11:11:15.451Z	223.726° SW	2025-10-22 11:13:15.451Z	200.826° SSW	43.327°	2025-10-22 11:17:15.451Z	52.254° ENE

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STARLINK-1728, 46582

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: 2025-10-21T00:00:02.000Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1728 Visibility forecast

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