STARLINK-1080, 44961

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1080, 44961 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jan 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

44961, 2020-001AZ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours 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)

2020-01-07 (6 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1080
1 44961U 20001AZ  25199.48563171  .00001177  00000-0  97931-4 0  9997
2 44961  53.0548 278.0071 0001221  93.6372 266.4757 15.06394725305111

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:39:18.579Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

166.64328°

Altitude

548.159 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 32m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.55691°

Longitude

-32.7546°

Altitude

547.359 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 08m 59s

Apparent Declination

-9° 38' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:16:11

Azimuth

296.244° NW

Elevation

-41.196°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.344 km

Perigee altitude

546.653 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.635 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

278.0071°

Arg. of periapsis

93.6372°

True anomaly

266.46173°

Mean anomaly

266.4757°

Eccentric anomaly

266.46872°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000097931

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STARLINK-1100, 44943 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1108, 44944 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1109, 44945 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1110, 44946 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1116, 44947 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1118, 44948 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1125, 44950 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1126, 44951 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1080 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.
6 mins	2025-07-19 06:54:34.607Z	180.008° SSW	2025-07-19 06:57:34.607Z	128.363° SE	21.819°	2025-07-19 07:00:34.607Z	77.767° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 08:34:34.607Z	260.075° W	2025-07-19 08:36:34.607Z	311.94° NW	36.699°	2025-07-19 08:40:34.607Z	40.719° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 10:15:34.607Z	319.076° NNW	2025-07-19 10:17:34.607Z	353.187° N	15.383°	2025-07-19 10:19:34.607Z	23.187° NE
5 mins	2025-07-19 13:36:34.607Z	341.323° N	2025-07-19 13:38:34.607Z	26.452° NE	26.522°	2025-07-19 13:41:34.607Z	85.228° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 15:15:34.607Z	292.671° NW	2025-07-19 15:18:34.607Z	210.845° SW	35.585°	2025-07-19 15:21:34.607Z	154.807° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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