STARLINK-1342, 45558

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1342, 45558 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

45558, 2020-025AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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)

2020-04-22 (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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1342
1 45558U 20025AD  25128.42257764  .00007160  00000-0  49913-3 0  9994
2 45558  53.0568  17.0126 0001517 103.1036 257.0122 15.06397119278751

Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:08:30.708Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-1.60867°

Altitude

548.336 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 08m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-44.84655°

Longitude

-137.31918°

Altitude

563.099 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 13m 16s

Apparent Declination

-76° 57' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:27:52

Azimuth

162.89° S

Elevation

-41.237°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.541 km

Perigee altitude

546.44 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.628 km

Eccentricity

0.0001517

Inclination

53.0568°

RAAN

17.0126°

Arg. of periapsis

103.1036°

True anomaly

256.99526°

Mean anomaly

257.0122°

Eccentric anomaly

257.00373°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

BSTAR

0.00049913

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

STARLINK-1344, 45559 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1348, 45561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1354, 45562 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1342 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	2025-05-09 18:08:03.353Z	188.521° SSW	2025-05-09 18:11:03.353Z	138.635° SSE	25.141°	2025-05-09 18:14:03.353Z	77.903° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 19:48:03.353Z	262.764° W	2025-05-09 19:51:03.353Z	341.036° N	33.426°	2025-05-09 19:54:03.353Z	36.417° NE
6 mins	2025-05-10 00:50:03.353Z	334.039° NNW	2025-05-10 00:52:03.353Z	13.805° NNE	28.255°	2025-05-10 00:56:03.353Z	94.539° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-10 02:30:03.353Z	281.166° WNW	2025-05-10 02:32:03.353Z	228.715° WSW	31.932°	2025-05-10 02:35:03.353Z	163.673° S

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