STARLINK-1286, 45417

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1286, 45417 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

45417, 2020-019BK

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1286
1 45417U 20019BK  26069.44395878  .00040873  00000-0  69730-3 0  9994
2 45417  53.0479 127.0977 0003150  62.5795 297.5534 15.50954283330347

Epoch: 2026-03-10T10:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T10:39:18.038Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

159.15009°

Altitude

413.845 km

Speed

7.664 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 28m 23s

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

04:26:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.355 km

Perigee altitude

412.076 km

Semi-major axis

6,792.353 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

53.0479°

RAAN

127.0977°

Arg. of periapsis

62.5795°

True anomaly

297.52139°

Mean anomaly

297.5534°

Eccentric anomaly

297.5374°

Mean motion

3.87715 °/min

Orbital period

92.85 mins

BSTAR

0.0006973

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STARLINK-1286 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	2026-03-11 06:58:17.566Z	256.17° W	2026-03-11 07:00:17.566Z	317.858° NNW	35.965°	2026-03-11 07:03:17.566Z	38.796° NE
4 mins	2026-03-11 13:28:17.566Z	295.436° NW	2026-03-11 13:30:17.566Z	183.066° SSW	39.372°	2026-03-11 13:32:17.566Z	144.563° SSE

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STARLINK-1286, 45417

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-10T10:39:18.038Z)

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

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