STARLINK-1283, 45389

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1283, 45389 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

45389, 2020-019AF

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-1283
1 45389U 20019AF  25241.83706099  .00000184  00000-0  31225-4 0  9997
2 45389  53.0558 287.8807 0000877  86.8005 273.3084 15.06394913301097

Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:05:22.069Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

8.25872°

Altitude

548.071 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 11m 31s

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

18:36:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.105 km

Perigee altitude

546.89 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.635 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.0558°

RAAN

287.8807°

Arg. of periapsis

86.8005°

True anomaly

273.29837°

Mean anomaly

273.3084°

Eccentric anomaly

273.30338°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000031225

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STARLINK-1290, 45392 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1291, 45393 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1283 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 05:43:40.332Z	231.531° WSW	2025-08-31 05:45:40.332Z	247.111° WSW	44.423°	2025-08-31 05:49:40.332Z	49.538° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-31 07:24:40.332Z	313.89° NW	2025-08-31 07:25:40.332Z	333.601° NNW	19.384°	2025-08-31 07:28:40.332Z	24.989° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 10:45:40.332Z	346.804° N	2025-08-31 10:47:40.332Z	25.493° NE	19.94°	2025-08-31 10:49:40.332Z	61.677° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-31 12:24:40.332Z	309.428° NW	2025-08-31 12:27:40.332Z	139.629° SSE	44.64°	2025-08-31 12:30:40.332Z	131.589° SE