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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

Country

US

Related business

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1801
1 46701U 20073AH  26088.21695759  .00188527  00000-0  11269-2 0  9990
2 46701  53.0431 100.8383 0004110 319.8898  40.1818 15.76790547300827

Epoch: 2026-03-29T05:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-29T05:12:25.135Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-163.89245°

Altitude

338.337 km

Speed

7.708 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 43m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:56:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

342.583 km

Perigee altitude

337.06 km

Semi-major axis

6,717.959 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

53.0431°

RAAN

100.8383°

Arg. of periapsis

319.8898°

True anomaly

40.2122°

Mean anomaly

40.1818°

Eccentric anomaly

40.197°

Mean motion

3.94173 °/min

Orbital period

91.33 mins

BSTAR

0.0011269

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

STARLINK-1718, 46674

STARLINK-1797, 46698

STARLINK-1805, 46705

STARLINK-1784, 46687

STARLINK-1817, 46715

STARLINK-1716, 46672

STARLINK-1799, 46699

STARLINK-1800, 46700

STARLINK-1815, 46713

STARLINK-1781, 46685

STARLINK-1810, 46709

STARLINK-1807, 46706

STARLINK-1820, 46717

STARLINK-1778, 46683 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1801 Visibility

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Check out STARLINK-1801, 46701 on other resources

View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on Heavens-Above

View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on Keep Track

View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on Celestrak

View STARLINK-1801, 46701 on Gunter's Space Page

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