STARLINK-1227, 45230
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1227, 45230 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1227
1 45230U 20012BE 26318.10077126 .00063554 00000-0 51000-3 0 9995
2 45230 53.1435 247.5539 0002626 136.5604 223.5622 15.70425840374173Epoch: 2026-11-14T02:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-14T02:25:06.636Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
158.06586°
Altitude
359.875 km
Speed
7.694 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 30m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:39:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
359.711 km
Perigee altitude
356.174 km
Semi-major axis
6,736.08 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
53.1435°
RAAN
247.5539°
Arg. of periapsis
136.5604°
True anomaly
223.54147°
Mean anomaly
223.5622°
Eccentric anomaly
223.55183°
Mean motion
3.92584 °/min
Orbital period
91.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00051
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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2020 (2020-02-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1227 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-11-14 22:29:22.394Z | 256.895° W | 2026-11-14 22:30:22.394Z | 300.422° NW | 52.866° | 2026-11-14 22:33:22.394Z | 41.671° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-15 04:53:22.394Z | 312.156° NW | 2026-11-15 04:55:22.394Z | 113.585° SE | 73.099° | 2026-11-15 04:57:22.394Z | 128.75° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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