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

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 (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

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-1180, 45076 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1182, 45077 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1177, 45078 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1149, 45079 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1153, 45080

STARLINK-1151, 45081

STARLINK-1168 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.
7 mins	2025-04-19 21:49:59.570Z	294.592° NW	2025-04-19 21:53:59.570Z	209.416° SW	31.46°	2025-04-19 21:56:59.570Z	159.761° S
6 mins	2025-04-20 13:23:59.570Z	190.516° SSW	2025-04-20 13:25:59.570Z	147.526° SSE	30.941°	2025-04-20 13:29:59.570Z	65.662° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-20 15:03:59.570Z	280.95° WNW	2025-04-20 15:05:59.570Z	332.13° NNW	29.297°	2025-04-20 15:08:59.570Z	31.584° NE
6 mins	2025-04-20 20:04:59.570Z	327.878° NNW	2025-04-20 20:07:59.570Z	42.644° NE	33.351°	2025-04-20 20:10:59.570Z	100.916° ESE

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