STARLINK-1297, 45395

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1297, 45395 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

45395, 2020-019AM

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-1297
1 45395U 20019AM  25241.84812864 -.00000343  00000-0 -41716-5 0  9999
2 45395  53.0554 287.8310 0000982  90.9679 269.1422 15.06388971300274

Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T20:21:18.314Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

4.21375°

Altitude

548.135 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 11m 19s

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

18:35:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.196 km

Perigee altitude

546.836 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.653 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.0554°

RAAN

287.831°

Arg. of periapsis

90.9679°

True anomaly

269.13095°

Mean anomaly

269.1422°

Eccentric anomaly

269.13657°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000041716

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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2020 (2020-03-18 UTC)

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STARLINK-1290, 45392 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1291, 45393 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1292, 45394

STARLINK-1303, 45396 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1307, 45397

STARLINK-1297 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 04:21:12.702Z	163.03° S	2025-08-31 04:23:12.702Z	130.494° SE	16.804°	2025-08-31 04:25:12.702Z	95.903° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-31 06:00:12.702Z	247.122° WSW	2025-08-31 06:02:12.702Z	295.115° NW	41.13°	2025-08-31 06:06:12.702Z	44.279° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 07:41:12.702Z	315.505° NNW	2025-08-31 07:42:12.702Z	332.882° NNW	16.878°	2025-08-31 07:45:12.702Z	22.82° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 11:02:12.702Z	343.109° N	2025-08-31 11:04:12.702Z	23.95° NE	23.086°	2025-08-31 11:07:12.702Z	78.039° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 12:41:12.702Z	300.992° NW	2025-08-31 12:44:12.702Z	209.301° SW	41.76°	2025-08-31 12:47:12.702Z	144.468° SSE