STARLINK-1168, 45072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1168, 45072 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
45072, 2020-006AE
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
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 (5 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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1168
1 45072U 20006AE  25109.48972539 -.00001439  00000-0 -77737-4 0  9994
2 45072  53.0564 282.0045 0001034  93.2203 266.8904 15.06399927288229
Epoch: 2025-04-19T11:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T11:45:12.273Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-102.12886°
Altitude
548.13 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 48m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
47.1576°
Longitude
-50.22026°
Altitude
551.753 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 18m 02s
Apparent Declination
8° 02' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:28:27
Azimuth
310.814° NW
Elevation
-28.108°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.198 km
Perigee altitude
546.766 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.619 km
Eccentricity
0.0001034
Inclination
53.0564°
RAAN
282.0045°
Arg. of periapsis
93.2203°
True anomaly
266.87857°
Mean anomaly
266.8904°
Eccentric anomaly
266.88448°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
-0.000077737
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1168 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
7 mins2025-04-19 21:49:59.570Z294.592° NW2025-04-19 21:53:59.570Z209.416° SW31.46°2025-04-19 21:56:59.570Z159.761° S
6 mins2025-04-20 13:23:59.570Z190.516° SSW2025-04-20 13:25:59.570Z147.526° SSE30.941°2025-04-20 13:29:59.570Z65.662° ENE
5 mins2025-04-20 15:03:59.570Z280.95° WNW2025-04-20 15:05:59.570Z332.13° NNW29.297°2025-04-20 15:08:59.570Z31.584° NE
6 mins2025-04-20 20:04:59.570Z327.878° NNW2025-04-20 20:07:59.570Z42.644° NE33.351°2025-04-20 20:10:59.570Z100.916° ESE
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