STARLINK-1263, 45405

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1263, 45405 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

45405, 2020-019AX

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 hours 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1263
1 45405U 20019AX  25199.03317408 -.00000675  00000-0 -26442-4 0  9994
2 45405  53.0559 110.0250 0001590 107.3039 252.8124 15.06397434294498

Epoch: 2025-07-18T00:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T00:47:46.24Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

161.99187°

Altitude

548.424 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 20m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.20576°

Longitude

-111.72189°

Altitude

552.737 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 11m 31s

Apparent Declination

50° 24' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:16:52

Azimuth

27.831° NE

Elevation

9.028°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.591 km

Perigee altitude

546.389 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.627 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.0559°

RAAN

110.025°

Arg. of periapsis

107.3039°

True anomaly

252.79499°

Mean anomaly

252.8124°

Eccentric anomaly

252.8037°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000026442

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STARLINK-1263 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	2025-07-19 01:05:15.759Z	337.143° NNW	2025-07-19 01:07:15.759Z	7.005° NNE	14.313°	2025-07-19 01:09:15.759Z	39.063° NE
6 mins	2025-07-19 02:45:15.759Z	329.658° NNW	2025-07-19 02:48:15.759Z	43.335° NE	31.73°	2025-07-19 02:51:15.759Z	98.641° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:25:15.759Z	277.714° WNW	2025-07-19 04:27:15.759Z	232.989° WSW	27.536°	2025-07-19 04:30:15.759Z	171.574° S
5 mins	2025-07-19 19:58:15.759Z	195.412° SSW	2025-07-19 20:00:15.759Z	134.985° SE	36.349°	2025-07-19 20:03:15.759Z	65.048° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-19 21:38:15.759Z	291.645° WNW	2025-07-19 21:40:15.759Z	341.785° N	26.062°	2025-07-19 21:43:15.759Z	32.273° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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