STARLINK-1221, 45227

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1221, 45227 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

45227, 2020-012BB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

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 (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 3 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1221
1 45227U 20012BB  25216.16521567  .00013944  00000-0  43319-3 0  9998
2 45227  53.0675 213.6403 0005288  49.8412 310.3051 15.33638657302351

Epoch: 2025-08-04T03:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T03:57:54.633Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-158.81399°

Altitude

463.519 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 14m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.8805°

Longitude

-157.27141°

Altitude

463.03 km

Speed

7.638 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 11m 25s

Apparent Declination

-22° 25' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:58:28

Azimuth

278.455° WNW

Elevation

-45.809°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

468.858 km

Perigee altitude

461.62 km

Semi-major axis

6,843.376 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

53.0675°

RAAN

213.6403°

Arg. of periapsis

49.8412°

True anomaly

310.25887°

Mean anomaly

310.3051°

Eccentric anomaly

310.28199°

Mean motion

3.83387 °/min

Orbital period

93.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00043319

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STARLINK-1221 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	2025-08-04 09:09:31.552Z	335.367° NNW	2025-08-04 09:11:31.552Z	56.418° ENE	35.021°	2025-08-04 09:14:31.552Z	109.765° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-05 02:02:31.552Z	191.821° SSW	2025-08-05 02:04:31.552Z	124.111° SE	33.208°	2025-08-05 02:07:31.552Z	64.025° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-05 03:40:31.552Z	290.905° WNW	2025-08-05 03:42:31.552Z	344.294° N	23.643°	2025-08-05 03:44:31.552Z	24.417° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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