STARLINK-1161, 45068 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1161, 45068 was 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.4 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 month ago
TLE from 1 month ago
0 STARLINK-1161
1 45068U 20006AA 25198.03493064 .41673612 12787-4 27218-3 0 9997
2 45068 52.9814 152.6941 0004014 319.3403 89.3690 16.53426896302835Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:50:18.007Z)
Latitude
37.02113°
Longitude
-120.55912°
Altitude
133.24 km
Speed
7.831 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 28m 29s
True Declination
36° 50' 24"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:42:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
133.24 km
Perigee altitude
128.014 km
Semi-major axis
6,508.764 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
52.9814°
RAAN
152.6941°
Arg. of periapsis
319.3403°
True anomaly
89.41499°
Mean anomaly
89.369°
Eccentric anomaly
89.392°
Mean motion
4.13329 °/min
Orbital period
87.1 mins
BSTAR
0.00027218
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2020 (2020-01-29 UTC)
STARLINK-1161 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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