STARLINK-1272, 45386

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1272, 45386 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

45386, 2020-019AC

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)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1272
1 45386U 20019AC  25242.13193659  .00000714  00000-0  66831-4 0  9990
2 45386  53.0542 286.5583 0001022  94.4067 265.7039 15.06391167301138

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:09:59.321Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-99.5095°

Altitude

548.171 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 06m 13s

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

18:35:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.217 km

Perigee altitude

546.802 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.646 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.0542°

RAAN

286.5583°

Arg. of periapsis

94.4067°

True anomaly

265.69222°

Mean anomaly

265.7039°

Eccentric anomaly

265.69806°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000066831

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STARLINK-1290, 45392 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1291, 45393 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1307, 45397

STARLINK-1272 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	2025-08-31 04:48:12.192Z	184.774° SSW	2025-08-31 04:51:12.192Z	119.606° SE	26.467°	2025-08-31 04:54:12.192Z	70.684° E
5 mins	2025-08-31 06:28:12.192Z	272.398° WNW	2025-08-31 06:30:12.192Z	326.583° NNW	32.657°	2025-08-31 06:33:12.192Z	33.047° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 11:30:12.192Z	341.436° N	2025-08-31 11:32:12.192Z	35.332° NE	30.104°	2025-08-31 11:35:12.192Z	93.908° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-31 13:09:12.192Z	283.304° WNW	2025-08-31 13:11:12.192Z	240.621° WSW	29.788°	2025-08-31 13:15:12.192Z	161.756° S