STARLINK-1166, 45060

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1166, 45060 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 29 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

45060, 2020-006S

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)

2020-01-29 (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-1166
1 45060U 20006S   25224.50024939 -.00006187  00000-0 -39656-3 0  9996
2 45060  53.0542 145.7090 0001541 102.4219 257.6943 15.06422038304938

Epoch: 2025-08-12T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T12:00:21.547Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

4.42724°

Altitude

548.251 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 42m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.25864°

Longitude

-173.86509°

Altitude

548.736 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 40m 46s

Apparent Declination

-25° 37' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:24:49

Azimuth

79.962° E

Elevation

-53.069°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.482 km

Perigee altitude

546.348 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.552 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.0542°

RAAN

145.709°

Arg. of periapsis

102.4219°

True anomaly

257.67705°

Mean anomaly

257.6943°

Eccentric anomaly

257.68567°

Mean motion

3.76584 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.00039656

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STARLINK-1170, 45073 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1172, 45074

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STARLINK-1180, 45076 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1182, 45077 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1177, 45078 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1149, 45079 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1166 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.
5 mins	2025-08-13 02:47:34.173Z	346.682° N	2025-08-13 02:49:34.173Z	25.423° NE	20.001°	2025-08-13 02:52:34.173Z	72.992° E
6 mins	2025-08-13 04:26:34.173Z	309.201° NW	2025-08-13 04:29:34.173Z	143.949° SSE	44.634°	2025-08-13 04:32:34.173Z	131.921° SE
6 mins	2025-08-13 21:38:34.173Z	243.273° WSW	2025-08-13 21:41:34.173Z	328.08° NNW	42.13°	2025-08-13 21:44:34.173Z	42.605° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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