STARLINK-1278, 45408

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1278, 45408 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

45408, 2020-019BA

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 (6 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1278
1 45408U 20019BA  26072.50587688  .00119083  00000-0  16151-2 0  9995
2 45408  53.0450 111.9084 0002629  50.9725 309.1520 15.56791976330553

Epoch: 2026-03-13T12:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T12:08:27.762Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

118.6523°

Altitude

396.722 km

Speed

7.674 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 27m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

04:32:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

399.008 km

Perigee altitude

395.445 km

Semi-major axis

6,775.364 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

53.045°

RAAN

111.9084°

Arg. of periapsis

50.9725°

True anomaly

309.12863°

Mean anomaly

309.152°

Eccentric anomaly

309.14032°

Mean motion

3.89174 °/min

Orbital period

92.5 mins

BSTAR

0.0016151

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

STARLINK-1303, 45396 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1264, 45382 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1256, 45401 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1278 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	2026-03-14 05:16:36.180Z	225.824° WSW	2026-03-14 05:18:36.180Z	202.022° SSW	43.884°	2026-03-14 05:21:36.180Z	51.92° ENE
4 mins	2026-03-14 11:45:36.180Z	331.938° NNW	2026-03-14 11:46:36.180Z	17.195° NNE	39.629°	2026-03-14 11:49:36.180Z	116.46° SE

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STARLINK-1278, 45408

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T12:08:27.762Z)

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

STARLINK-1278 Visibility forecast

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