STARLINK-1265, 45406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1265, 45406 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

45406, 2020-019AY

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-03-18 (7 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1265
1 45406U 20019AY  26269.98562050  .00070780  00000-0  12675-2 0  9996
2 45406  53.1490 261.2967 0005096  44.8141 315.3279 15.49336219360976

Epoch: 2026-09-26T23:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T23:39:17.611Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-99.3125°

Altitude

417.11 km

Speed

7.663 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 25m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

09:41:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

422.391 km

Perigee altitude

415.463 km

Semi-major axis

6,797.064 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

53.149°

RAAN

261.2967°

Arg. of periapsis

44.8141°

True anomaly

315.28683°

Mean anomaly

315.3279°

Eccentric anomaly

315.30736°

Mean motion

3.87312 °/min

Orbital period

92.95 mins

BSTAR

0.0012675

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STARLINK-1265 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	2026-09-28 02:08:47.326Z	229.463° WSW	2026-09-28 02:11:47.326Z	235.066° WSW	75.165°	2026-09-28 02:14:47.326Z	49.503° ENE
5 mins	2026-09-28 08:39:47.326Z	319.298° NNW	2026-09-28 08:41:47.326Z	13.161° NNE	62.095°	2026-09-28 08:44:47.326Z	119.45° SE

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STARLINK-1265, 45406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T23:39:17.611Z)

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