DECAYED

STARLINK-1279, 45360 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1279, 45360 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Mar 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
45360, 2020-019A
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-03-18 (7 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: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 STARLINK-1279
1 45360U 20019A   26246.34721523  .07344221  12388-4  50268-3 0  9990
2 45360  53.0136 287.9001 0004156 279.0169  81.0407 16.40503973358740
Epoch: 2026-09-03T08:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T08:19:59.395Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-179.5841°
Altitude
164.966 km
Speed
7.809 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 11m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:23:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
167.474 km
Perigee altitude
162.036 km
Semi-major axis
6,542.892 km
Eccentricity
0.00042
Inclination
53.0136°
RAAN
287.9001°
Arg. of periapsis
279.0169°
True anomaly
81.08775°
Mean anomaly
81.0407°
Eccentric anomaly
81.06422°
Mean motion
4.10099 °/min
Orbital period
87.78 mins
BSTAR
0.00050268
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