Satellite · NORAD 46060 · COSPAR 2020-055AK
STARLINK-1572
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
474.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
94.0 min
94.0 min
Perigee
470km
Apogee
472km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:32 UTC (7.1 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 13.394° S
- Longitude
- 126.331° W
- Altitude
- 474.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.629 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:32 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Aug 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-055
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB46084DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46085DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46086DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46087DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB46090DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-152246027PayloadActive
- STARLINK-152346028PayloadActive
- STARLINK-152646029PayloadActive
- STARLINK-153446030PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-154446031PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-155546032PayloadActive
- STARLINK-155646033PayloadActive
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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 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
- 46060
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-055AK
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A6H
- Canonical slug
- starlink-1572-46060
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.