STARLINK-1151, 45081

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1151, 45081 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

45081, 2020-006AP

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1151
1 45081U 20006AP  25199.82842776  .00000269  00000-0  36966-4 0  9997
2 45081  53.0537 236.5381 0001083  84.1167 275.9946 15.06395790301843

Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:52:56.158Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

1.42984°

Altitude

548.025 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 46m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.08502°

Longitude

138.24038°

Altitude

550.67 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 39m 13s

Apparent Declination

3° 08' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:24:19

Azimuth

354.563° N

Elevation

-46.804°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.245 km

Perigee altitude

546.745 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.632 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0537°

RAAN

236.5381°

Arg. of periapsis

84.1167°

True anomaly

275.98226°

Mean anomaly

275.9946°

Eccentric anomaly

275.98843°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000036966

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STARLINK-1180, 45076 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1151 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.
4 mins	2025-07-19 03:59:41.246Z	160.285° S	2025-07-19 04:01:41.246Z	128.574° SE	15.643°	2025-07-19 04:03:41.246Z	95.719° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-19 05:38:41.246Z	244.185° WSW	2025-07-19 05:40:41.246Z	298.464° NW	42.575°	2025-07-19 05:44:41.246Z	45.66° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 07:19:41.246Z	316.541° NNW	2025-07-19 07:20:41.246Z	334.671° NNW	17.501°	2025-07-19 07:23:41.246Z	24.26° NE
5 mins	2025-07-19 10:40:41.246Z	345.313° N	2025-07-19 10:42:41.246Z	26.48° NE	22.289°	2025-07-19 10:45:41.246Z	77.576° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 12:19:41.246Z	302.65° NW	2025-07-19 12:22:41.246Z	194.985° SSW	42.598°	2025-07-19 12:25:41.246Z	141.244° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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