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

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

2020-02-17 (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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1209
1 45206U 20012AE  25199.40636653 -.00000672  00000-0 -26247-4 0  9993
2 45206  53.0554 338.3598 0001260  90.0409 270.0725 15.06402962299133

Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:45:10.068Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-104.3904°

Altitude

548.081 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 33m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.12299°

Longitude

144.68831°

Altitude

566.141 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 07m 03s

Apparent Declination

-47° 02' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:12:33

Azimuth

229.668° WSW

Elevation

-77.842°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.346 km

Perigee altitude

546.6 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.61 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0554°

RAAN

338.3598°

Arg. of periapsis

90.0409°

True anomaly

270.05806°

Mean anomaly

270.0725°

Eccentric anomaly

270.06528°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000026247

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 13:02:49.506Z	269.86° W	2025-07-19 13:05:49.506Z	317.586° NNW	26.112°	2025-07-19 13:09:49.506Z	33.746° NE
6 mins	2025-07-19 18:05:49.506Z	329.01° NNW	2025-07-19 18:07:49.506Z	19.163° NNE	36.316°	2025-07-19 18:11:49.506Z	109.027° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-19 19:45:49.506Z	264.273° W	2025-07-19 19:47:49.506Z	220.943° SW	21.785°	2025-07-19 19:49:49.506Z	185.422° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-20 11:17:49.506Z	212.667° SW	2025-07-20 11:19:49.506Z	175.885° S	40.054°	2025-07-20 11:23:49.506Z	56.999° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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