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
16 hours 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 16 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1279
1 45360U 20019A   25128.54326658 -.00001966  00000-0 -11314-3 0  9994
2 45360  53.0540  66.4694 0001416  83.5423 276.5727 15.06396997284149
Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:02:18.232Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
4.28115°
Altitude
547.988 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 25m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
29.10088°
Longitude
25.87366°
Altitude
548.117 km
Speed
7.592 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 50m 50s
Apparent Declination
-4° 33' 06"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:16:12
Azimuth
305.158° NW
Elevation
-40.387°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.472 km
Perigee altitude
546.511 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.629 km
Eccentricity
0.0001416
Inclination
53.054°
RAAN
66.4694°
Arg. of periapsis
83.5423°
True anomaly
276.55658°
Mean anomaly
276.5727°
Eccentric anomaly
276.56464°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
-0.00011314
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1279 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
7 mins2025-05-09 05:27:35.210Z309.066° NW2025-05-09 05:31:35.210Z146.967° SSE44.481°2025-05-09 05:34:35.210Z132.382° SE
6 mins2025-05-09 22:40:35.210Z243.833° WSW2025-05-09 22:43:35.210Z330.108° NNW41.929°2025-05-09 22:46:35.210Z42.45° NE
5 mins2025-05-10 03:43:35.210Z349.316° N2025-05-10 03:45:35.210Z33.825° NE22.784°2025-05-10 03:48:35.210Z81.552° E
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