STARLINK-1362, 45538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1362, 45538 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Apr 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

45538, 2020-025H

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)

2020-04-22 (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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1362
1 45538U 20025H   26276.27865363  .00051000  00000-0  98456-3 0  9998
2 45538  53.1510 204.4817 0003078 127.1680 232.9610 15.47329288357132

Epoch: 2026-10-03T06:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-03T06:41:15.673Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

92.17786°

Altitude

426.71 km

Speed

7.656 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 37m 55s

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

09:52:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

426.896 km

Perigee altitude

422.708 km

Semi-major axis

6,802.939 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

53.151°

RAAN

204.4817°

Arg. of periapsis

127.168°

True anomaly

232.93285°

Mean anomaly

232.961°

Eccentric anomaly

232.94693°

Mean motion

3.86811 °/min

Orbital period

93.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00098456

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2020 (2020-04-22 UTC)

STARLINK-1326, 45575 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1334, 45556 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1362 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	2026-10-03 22:24:06.556Z	249.799° W	2026-10-03 22:26:06.556Z	4.022° NNE	54.723°	2026-10-03 22:28:06.556Z	41.024° NE
5 mins	2026-10-04 04:54:06.556Z	309.266° NW	2026-10-04 04:56:06.556Z	276.965° WNW	85.32°	2026-10-04 04:59:06.556Z	132.114° SE

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STARLINK-1362, 45538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-03T06:41:15.673Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2020 (2020-04-22 UTC)

STARLINK-1362 Visibility forecast

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