STARLINK-1279, 45360

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1279, 45360 is 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/45360?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/45360?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

45360, 2020-019A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-03-18 (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)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1279
1 45360U 20019A   25242.12918417 -.00000141  00000-0  94298-5 0  9992
2 45360  53.0562 276.5680 0001511  92.3034 267.8128 15.06401215301265

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:06:01.512Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-108.50623°

Altitude

548.127 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 26m 16s

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

18:30:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.525 km

Perigee altitude

546.432 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.615 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.0562°

RAAN

276.568°

Arg. of periapsis

92.3034°

True anomaly

267.7955°

Mean anomaly

267.8128°

Eccentric anomaly

267.80415°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0000094298

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2020 (2020-03-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1267, 45384

STARLINK-1268, 45385 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1289, 45391 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1290, 45392 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1291, 45393 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1292, 45394

STARLINK-1297, 45395

STARLINK-1303, 45396 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1307, 45397

STARLINK-1279 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Set Observer location

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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 04:44:12.008Z	218.549° SW	2025-08-31 04:48:12.008Z	132.55° SE	42.366°	2025-08-31 04:51:12.008Z	57.632° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-31 06:26:12.008Z	297.521° NW	2025-08-31 06:28:12.008Z	340.724° N	22.68°	2025-08-31 06:31:12.008Z	30.084° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 09:48:12.008Z	353.691° N	2025-08-31 09:49:12.008Z	11.641° NNE	17.186°	2025-08-31 09:52:12.008Z	60.674° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-31 11:27:12.008Z	319.674° NNW	2025-08-31 11:29:12.008Z	356.641° N	40.536°	2025-08-31 11:33:12.008Z	118.931° SE
4 mins	2025-08-31 13:07:12.008Z	260.852° W	2025-08-31 13:09:12.008Z	225.906° WSW	16.218°	2025-08-31 13:11:12.008Z	195.142° SSW