STARLINK-1208, 45205

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1208, 45205 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 17 Feb 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

45205, 2020-012AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-02-17 (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 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1208
1 45205U 20012AD  25199.58335648  .00177191  00000-0  14911-2 0  9993
2 45205  53.0509 337.9411 0011140 265.9296 348.9820 15.68729886  5801

Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-50.66096°

Longitude

77.15938°

Altitude

372.646 km

Speed

7.69 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 55m 12s

True Declination

-50° 28' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.23539°

Longitude

-158.94163°

Altitude

365.113 km

Speed

7.691 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 44m 38s

Apparent Declination

-11° 36' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:29:44

Azimuth

22.511° NE

Elevation

-59.99°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

370.321 km

Perigee altitude

355.302 km

Semi-major axis

6,740.948 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

53.0509°

RAAN

337.9411°

Arg. of periapsis

265.9296°

True anomaly

348.95757°

Mean anomaly

348.982°

Eccentric anomaly

348.96979°

Mean motion

3.92159 °/min

Orbital period

91.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0014911

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STARLINK-1245, 45215 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1208 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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 12:02:05.192Z	233.665° WSW	2025-07-19 12:05:05.192Z	18.374° NNE	43.034°	2025-07-19 12:07:05.192Z	46.76° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 18:28:05.192Z	320.866° NNW	2025-07-19 18:30:05.192Z	80.366° E	40.261°	2025-07-19 18:32:05.192Z	119.44° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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