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.

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Identifier
45360, 2020-019A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
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, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago
0 STARLINK-1279
1 45360U 20019A   25118.25950218  .00000507  00000-0  52891-4 0  9990
2 45360  53.0537 112.6349 0001204  87.5754 272.5373 15.06399679282592
Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:13:40.988Z)
Latitude
Longitude
162.73803°
Altitude
548.055 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 30m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-39.22735°
Longitude
8.26368°
Altitude
560.646 km
Speed
7.581 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 56m 39s
Apparent Declination
-41° 07' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:32:50
Azimuth
258.857° W
Elevation
-74.065°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.317 km
Perigee altitude
546.65 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.62 km
Eccentricity
0.0001204
Inclination
53.0537°
RAAN
112.6349°
Arg. of periapsis
87.5754°
True anomaly
272.52352°
Mean anomaly
272.5373°
Eccentric anomaly
272.53041°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
0.000052891
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1279 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-01 01:15:46.807Z216.358° SW2025-05-01 01:19:46.807Z130.373° SE41.262°2025-05-01 01:22:46.807Z59.059° ENE
5 mins2025-05-01 02:57:46.807Z297.012° NW2025-05-01 02:59:46.807Z341.821° N23.307°2025-05-01 03:02:46.807Z30.823° NE
4 mins2025-05-01 06:19:46.807Z354.546° N2025-05-01 06:20:46.807Z12.435° NNE16.862°2025-05-01 06:23:46.807Z60.3° ENE
6 mins2025-05-01 07:58:46.807Z321.526° NNW2025-05-01 08:00:46.807Z3.005° NNE39.943°2025-05-01 08:04:46.807Z116.914° SE
4 mins2025-05-01 09:38:46.807Z261.306° W2025-05-01 09:40:46.807Z224.97° SW17.213°2025-05-01 09:42:46.807Z193.37° SSW
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