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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1297
1 45395U 20019AM  25128.12953509  .00000063  00000-0  23153-4 0  9997
2 45395  53.0553  78.3251 0001433  96.1618 263.9534 15.06391631283131

Epoch: 2025-05-08T03:06Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T03:06:31.831Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

165.48797°

Altitude

548.221 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 13m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

31.48775°

Longitude

-46.95676°

Altitude

548.404 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 36m 57s

Apparent Declination

-24° 42' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:56:32

Azimuth

169.899° S

Elevation

24.685°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.5 km

Perigee altitude

546.515 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.645 km

Eccentricity

0.0001433

Inclination

53.0553°

RAAN

78.3251°

Arg. of periapsis

96.1618°

True anomaly

263.93707°

Mean anomaly

263.9534°

Eccentric anomaly

263.94524°

Mean motion

3.76576 °/min

BSTAR

0.000023153

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:16:38.937Z	181.024° SSW	2025-05-09 22:18:38.937Z	128.21° SE	29.888°	2025-05-09 22:21:38.937Z	70.175° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 23:55:38.937Z	272.755° WNW	2025-05-09 23:57:38.937Z	315.831° NNW	29.889°	2025-05-10 00:01:38.937Z	36.171° NE
6 mins	2025-05-10 04:57:38.937Z	334.523° NNW	2025-05-10 04:59:38.937Z	23.426° NE	32.203°	2025-05-10 05:03:38.937Z	102.079° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-10 06:37:38.937Z	269.823° W	2025-05-10 06:39:38.937Z	218.2° SW	26.852°	2025-05-10 06:42:38.937Z	168.15° S

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