STARLINK-1212, 45223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1212, 45223 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

45223, 2020-012AX

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1212
1 45223U 20012AX  26124.54439975  .00120095  00000-0  12767-2 0  9994
2 45223  53.0423  78.9650 0005403  43.6188 316.5252 15.63165576344349

Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:03:56.138Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

20.54902°

Altitude

376.771 km

Speed

7.686 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 15m 51s

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

06:41:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

382.45 km

Perigee altitude

375.148 km

Semi-major axis

6,756.936 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

53.0423°

RAAN

78.965°

Arg. of periapsis

43.6188°

True anomaly

316.48258°

Mean anomaly

316.5252°

Eccentric anomaly

316.50389°

Mean motion

3.90768 °/min

Orbital period

92.13 mins

BSTAR

0.0012767

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

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STARLINK-1212 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	2026-05-04 23:59:29.801Z	237.708° WSW	2026-05-05 00:02:29.801Z	336.9° NNW	42.659°	2026-05-05 00:04:29.801Z	42.722° NE
4 mins	2026-05-05 06:27:29.801Z	316.555° NNW	2026-05-05 06:28:29.801Z	341.335° N	43.219°	2026-05-05 06:31:29.801Z	126.485° SE

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STARLINK-1212, 45223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:03:56.138Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1212 Visibility forecast

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