Satellite · NORAD 46348 · COSPAR 2020-062Z
STARLINK-1553
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
445.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.64km/s
Inclination
53.03°
Period
93.1 min
93.1 min
Perigee
425km
Apogee
430km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 03:00 UTC (16.8 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 47.247° S
- Longitude
- 163.243° E
- Altitude
- 445.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.643 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 03:00 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 03 Sept 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-062
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB46385DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46386DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46387DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46388DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-173446325PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-165446326PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-167346327PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-168646328PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-169546329PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-171046330PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-171946331PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-172146332PayloadDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 46348
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-062Z
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A7F
- Canonical slug
- starlink-1553-46348
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.