STARLINK-1280, 45388

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1280, 45388 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

45388, 2020-019AE

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-1280
1 45388U 20019AE  25241.92367338  .00000071  00000-0  23619-4 0  9998
2 45388  53.0534 307.4940 0000950  89.0651 271.0447 15.06399991300819

Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:10:05.38Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-3.39376°

Altitude

548.079 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 29m 58s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

18:35:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.14 km

Perigee altitude

546.825 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.619 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.0534°

RAAN

307.494°

Arg. of periapsis

89.0651°

True anomaly

271.03382°

Mean anomaly

271.0447°

Eccentric anomaly

271.03926°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000023619

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STARLINK-1290, 45392 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1291, 45393 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1280 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 06:10:11.693Z	190.845° SSW	2025-08-31 06:13:11.693Z	131.289° SE	28.403°	2025-08-31 06:16:11.693Z	72.349° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 07:50:11.693Z	269.78° W	2025-08-31 07:52:11.693Z	312.042° NW	30.754°	2025-08-31 07:56:11.693Z	36.354° NE
6 mins	2025-08-31 12:52:11.693Z	334.743° NNW	2025-08-31 12:54:11.693Z	20.857° NNE	30.98°	2025-08-31 12:58:11.693Z	99.808° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-31 14:32:11.693Z	273.125° WNW	2025-08-31 14:34:11.693Z	220.153° SW	28.512°	2025-08-31 14:37:11.693Z	166.611° S