STARLINK-1231, 45212

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1231, 45212 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

45212, 2020-012AL

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-1231
1 45212U 20012AL  25198.44250715  .00000679  00000-0  64456-4 0  9993
2 45212  53.0563   2.6849 0001296  88.4859 271.6278 15.06390254298734

Epoch: 2025-07-17T10:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T10:37:12.617Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-92.12598°

Altitude

548.095 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 10m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.69077°

Longitude

-45.33661°

Altitude

551.498 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 28m 03s

Apparent Declination

16° 09' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:56:20

Azimuth

296.56° NW

Elevation

-5.642°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.409 km

Perigee altitude

546.614 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.649 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0563°

RAAN

2.6849°

Arg. of periapsis

88.4859°

True anomaly

271.61295°

Mean anomaly

271.6278°

Eccentric anomaly

271.62038°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000064456

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

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STARLINK-1203, 45202 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1204, 45203 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1211, 45208 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1218, 45209 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1219, 45210

STARLINK-1220, 45211 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1232, 45213 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1233, 45214 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1245, 45215 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1231 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	2025-07-18 18:55:45.600Z	342.406° N	2025-07-18 18:57:45.600Z	21.91° NNE	22.501°	2025-07-18 19:00:45.600Z	76.171° E
6 mins	2025-07-18 20:34:45.600Z	302.659° NW	2025-07-18 20:37:45.600Z	216.142° SW	42.735°	2025-07-18 20:40:45.600Z	142.641° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-19 12:08:45.600Z	165.64° S	2025-07-19 12:10:45.600Z	125.94° SE	21.029°	2025-07-19 12:13:45.600Z	77.533° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 13:47:45.600Z	259.557° W	2025-07-19 13:49:45.600Z	317.167° NNW	37.67°	2025-07-19 13:53:45.600Z	41.658° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:28:45.600Z	320.457° NNW	2025-07-19 15:29:45.600Z	337.187° NNW	15.589°	2025-07-19 15:32:45.600Z	24.528° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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