STARLINK-1801, 46701

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1801, 46701 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

46701, 2020-073AH

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)

2020-10-18 (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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1801
1 46701U 20073AH  25118.67924407 -.00006867  00000-0 -44274-3 0  9999
2 46701  53.0555 215.7497 0001747  97.0284 263.0904 15.06384871249650

Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T16:18:06.687Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

114.33203°

Altitude

548.283 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 22m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-4.08397°

Longitude

-67.52643°

Altitude

548.69 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 35m 47s

Apparent Declination

-66° 05' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:07:13

Azimuth

176.993° S

Elevation

-16.154°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.738 km

Perigee altitude

546.319 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.665 km

Eccentricity

0.0001747

Inclination

53.0555°

RAAN

215.7497°

Arg. of periapsis

97.0284°

True anomaly

263.07053°

Mean anomaly

263.0904°

Eccentric anomaly

263.08046°

Mean motion

3.76574 °/min

BSTAR

-0.00044274

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

STARLINK-1819, 46670 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1793, 46694 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1794, 46695 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1795, 46696

STARLINK-1796, 46697 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1803, 46703 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1804, 46704 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1805, 46705

STARLINK-1807, 46706

STARLINK-1808, 46707 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1801 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 08:15:49.051Z	204.949° SW	2025-04-30 08:19:49.051Z	117.319° SE	34.181°	2025-04-30 08:22:49.051Z	64.279° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-30 09:56:49.051Z	280.925° WNW	2025-04-30 09:58:49.051Z	323.876° NNW	27.083°	2025-04-30 10:01:49.051Z	27.494° NE
6 mins	2025-04-30 14:58:49.051Z	332.308° NNW	2025-04-30 15:00:49.051Z	30.673° NE	36.07°	2025-04-30 15:04:49.051Z	108.863° ESE
4 mins	2025-04-30 16:38:49.051Z	261.284° W	2025-04-30 16:39:49.051Z	239.842° WSW	22.53°	2025-04-30 16:42:49.051Z	181.878° SSW

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