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STARLINK-1209, 45206

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1209, 45206 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

45206, 2020-012AE

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

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 (7 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1209
1 45206U 20012AE  26253.00002315  .00108449  00000-0  47265-3 0  9994
2 45206  53.0284 145.2556 0005447 110.5116 245.9717 15.83945695  5920

Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-2.95439°

Longitude

153.98928°

Altitude

322.119 km

Speed

7.715 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 32m 09s

True Declination

-2° 56' 08"

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

21:28:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

323.227 km

Perigee altitude

315.931 km

Semi-major axis

6,697.716 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

53.0284°

RAAN

145.2556°

Arg. of periapsis

110.5116°

True anomaly

245.91471°

Mean anomaly

245.9717°

Eccentric anomaly

245.9432°

Mean motion

3.95962 °/min

Orbital period

90.92 mins

BSTAR

0.00047265

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2020 (2020-02-17 UTC)

STARLINK-1211, 45208 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1197, 45199 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 45239 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1105, 45218 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1237, 45192 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1229, 45231 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1234, 45190

STARLINK-1226, 45229

STARLINK-1227, 45230

FALCON 9 DEB, 45238 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1225, 45187

STARLINK-1270, 45237

STARLINK-1233, 45214 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1138, 45178 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1241, 45195 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1209 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	2026-09-11 18:34:34.532Z	189.781° SSW	2026-09-11 18:36:34.532Z	136.437° SSE	25.548°	2026-09-11 18:38:34.532Z	78.609° E

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Check out STARLINK-1209, 45206 on other resources

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