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
Country
Flag of USUS
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)
2020-01-07 (7 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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1080
1 44961U 20001AZ  26257.21880584  .00078169  00000-0  41777-3 0  9995
2 44961  53.0410  83.0881 0002451 130.7568 229.3666 15.79696316370196
Epoch: 2026-09-14T05:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T05:15:04.824Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
11.11575°
Altitude
333.277 km
Speed
7.709 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 32m 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
04:08:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
333.226 km
Perigee altitude
329.937 km
Semi-major axis
6,709.719 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
53.041°
RAAN
83.0881°
Arg. of periapsis
130.7568°
True anomaly
229.34529°
Mean anomaly
229.3666°
Eccentric anomaly
229.35594°
Mean motion
3.949 °/min
Orbital period
91.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00041777
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