STARLINK-1172, 45074

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1172, 45074 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

45074, 2020-006AG

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1172
1 45074U 20006AG  25242.19460388  .00001100  00000-0  92733-4 0  9992
2 45074  53.0560  46.2743 0001122  85.1383 274.9734 15.06398105307870

Epoch: 2025-08-30T04:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T04:40:13.775Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-2.4155°

Altitude

548.029 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 05m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

16:45:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.265 km

Perigee altitude

546.711 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.625 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.056°

RAAN

46.2743°

Arg. of periapsis

85.1383°

True anomaly

274.96059°

Mean anomaly

274.9734°

Eccentric anomaly

274.967°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000092733

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

STARLINK-1132, 45044

STARLINK-1161, 45068 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1163, 45069 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1164, 45070 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1167, 45071

STARLINK-1168, 45072

STARLINK-1170, 45073 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1174, 45075 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1180, 45076 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1182, 45077 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1177, 45078 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1149, 45079 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1153, 45080

STARLINK-1151, 45081

STARLINK-1172 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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 12:40:33.706Z	184.658° SSW	2025-08-31 12:43:33.706Z	120.108° SE	26.328°	2025-08-31 12:46:33.706Z	70.941° E
5 mins	2025-08-31 14:20:33.706Z	271.948° WNW	2025-08-31 14:22:33.706Z	326.025° NNW	32.784°	2025-08-31 14:25:33.706Z	33.055° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 19:22:33.706Z	341.419° N	2025-08-31 19:24:33.706Z	34.905° NE	29.976°	2025-08-31 19:27:33.706Z	93.59° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-31 21:01:33.706Z	283.656° WNW	2025-08-31 21:03:33.706Z	241.122° WSW	29.94°	2025-08-31 21:07:33.706Z	161.551° S