STARLINK-1795, 46696

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1795, 46696 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 18 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

46696, 2020-073AC

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-10-18 (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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1795
1 46696U 20073AC  25357.83334491  .00100665  00000-0  19860-2 0  9994
2 46696  53.0507 188.5467 0012341 146.2158 354.8438 15.46318257  5923

Epoch: 2025-12-23T20:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T20:00:01.000Z)

Latitude

30.25556°

Longitude

-49.93722°

Altitude

420.871 km

Speed

7.667 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 50m 42s

True Declination

30° 05' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

01:40:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

436.183 km

Perigee altitude

419.384 km

Semi-major axis

6,805.92 km

Eccentricity

0.00123

Inclination

53.0507°

RAAN

188.5467°

Arg. of periapsis

146.2158°

True anomaly

354.83107°

Mean anomaly

354.8438°

Eccentric anomaly

354.83744°

Mean motion

3.86556 °/min

Orbital period

93.13 mins

BSTAR

0.001986

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2020 (2020-10-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1825, 46722 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1822, 46719 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1795 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.
5 mins	2025-12-24 15:45:32.800Z	236.736° WSW	2025-12-24 15:47:32.800Z	335.037° NNW	44.27°	2025-12-24 15:50:32.800Z	47.384° ENE
4 mins	2025-12-24 22:16:32.800Z	314.855° NW	2025-12-24 22:18:32.800Z	103.663° ESE	42.836°	2025-12-24 22:20:32.800Z	125.8° SE

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STARLINK-1795, 46696

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T20:00:01.000Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 2020 (2020-10-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1795 Visibility forecast

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