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STARLINK-1321, 45573

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1321, 45573 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

45573, 2020-025AU

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1321
1 45573U 20025AU  26265.25623078  .00093197  00000-0  42917-3 0  9992
2 45573  53.0331 172.1215 0005352 100.7312 259.4313 15.82839546356269

Epoch: 2026-09-22T06:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-22T06:08:58.339Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

78.75411°

Altitude

323.981 km

Speed

7.715 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 28m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

04:55:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

326.284 km

Perigee altitude

319.112 km

Semi-major axis

6,700.835 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

53.0331°

RAAN

172.1215°

Arg. of periapsis

100.7312°

True anomaly

259.37102°

Mean anomaly

259.4313°

Eccentric anomaly

259.40116°

Mean motion

3.95685 °/min

Orbital period

90.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00042917

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

STARLINK-1339, 45533 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 45592 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1367, 45539 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1261, 45571 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1379, 45549 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1322, 45552 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 45591 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1326, 45575 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1345, 45585 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 45593 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1377, 45547 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1353, 45537 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1348, 45561 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1343, 45584 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1340, 45583 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1321 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	2026-09-23 20:13:15.931Z	221.814° SW	2026-09-23 20:15:15.931Z	83.95° E	64.548°	2026-09-23 20:17:15.931Z	53.923° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-1321, 45573 on other resources

View STARLINK-1321, 45573 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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