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

Related business

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 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1209
1 45206U 20012AE  26124.55041719  .00059673  00000-0  69834-3 0  9992
2 45206  53.0409  62.8753 0011986  97.0032 263.2344 15.60926204343613

Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:12:36.045Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

2.28709°

Altitude

386.844 km

Speed

7.679 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

05:49:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

393.366 km

Perigee altitude

377.153 km

Semi-major axis

6,763.397 km

Eccentricity

0.0012

Inclination

53.0409°

RAAN

62.8753°

Arg. of periapsis

97.0032°

True anomaly

263.09803°

Mean anomaly

263.2344°

Eccentric anomaly

263.16621°

Mean motion

3.90208 °/min

Orbital period

92.26 mins

BSTAR

0.00069834

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

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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.
6 mins	2026-05-04 22:36:02.893Z	221.949° SW	2026-05-04 22:39:02.893Z	141.047° SSE	43.238°	2026-05-04 22:42:02.893Z	54.441° ENE
4 mins	2026-05-05 05:04:02.893Z	327.293° NNW	2026-05-05 05:06:02.893Z	42.758° NE	36.315°	2026-05-05 05:08:02.893Z	106.442° ESE

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STARLINK-1209, 45206

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:12:36.045Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1209 Visibility forecast

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