STARLINK-1169, 45061

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1169, 45061 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

45061, 2020-006T

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1169
1 45061U 20006T   26114.26719151  .00044929  00000-0  13547-2 0  9990
2 45061  53.1585  68.7686 0004100  95.4633 264.6837 15.33881186343539

Epoch: 2026-04-24T06:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-24T06:24:45.346Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

120.27727°

Altitude

465.408 km

Speed

7.635 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 35m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:27:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

467.308 km

Perigee altitude

461.697 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.64 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

53.1585°

RAAN

68.7686°

Arg. of periapsis

95.4633°

True anomaly

264.63692°

Mean anomaly

264.6837°

Eccentric anomaly

264.66031°

Mean motion

3.83449 °/min

Orbital period

93.88 mins

BSTAR

0.0013547

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STARLINK-1169 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	2026-04-24 23:48:40.222Z	235.204° WSW	2026-04-24 23:50:40.222Z	270.124° WNW	43.773°	2026-04-24 23:53:40.222Z	46.904° ENE
5 mins	2026-04-25 06:22:40.222Z	312.618° NW	2026-04-25 06:24:40.222Z	333.373° NNW	43.735°	2026-04-25 06:27:40.222Z	127.648° SE

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STARLINK-1169, 45061

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-24T06:24:45.346Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2020 (2020-01-29 UTC)

STARLINK-1169 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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