STARLINK-1270, 45237

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1270, 45237 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

45237, 2020-012BM

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1270
1 45237U 20012BM  26019.80901168  .00064342  00000-0  16150-2 0  9991
2 45237  53.0505 219.6430 0003650 138.8640 221.2639 15.39423616328121

Epoch: 2026-01-19T19:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-19T19:24:58.609Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

169.19888°

Altitude

450.577 km

Speed

7.642 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 38m 34s

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

10:27:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

450.579 km

Perigee altitude

445.596 km

Semi-major axis

6,826.225 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

53.0505°

RAAN

219.643°

Arg. of periapsis

138.864°

True anomaly

221.23632°

Mean anomaly

221.2639°

Eccentric anomaly

221.25011°

Mean motion

3.84833 °/min

Orbital period

93.55 mins

BSTAR

0.001615

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

STARLINK-1198, 45200 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1233, 45214 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1270 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.
6 mins	2026-01-20 15:50:39.913Z	226.019° WSW	2026-01-20 15:53:39.913Z	202.185° SSW	43.679°	2026-01-20 15:56:39.913Z	52.347° ENE
5 mins	2026-01-20 22:24:39.913Z	321.431° NNW	2026-01-20 22:26:39.913Z	57.794° ENE	41.994°	2026-01-20 22:29:39.913Z	120.318° SE

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STARLINK-1270, 45237

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-19T19:24:58.609Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1270 Visibility forecast

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