STARLINK-1331, 45578

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1331, 45578 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

45578, 2020-025AZ

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1331
1 45578U 20025AZ  26027.91668981  .01088105  00000-0  38058-1 0  9991
2 45578  53.0569 258.7441 0001227  89.8889  28.8314 15.26524982  5580

Epoch: 2026-01-27T22:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T22:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

44.63675°

Longitude

-66.05276°

Altitude

490.065 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 04m 35s

True Declination

44° 27' 29"

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

05:42:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

487.325 km

Perigee altitude

485.64 km

Semi-major axis

6,864.62 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.0569°

RAAN

258.7441°

Arg. of periapsis

89.8889°

True anomaly

28.83818°

Mean anomaly

28.8314°

Eccentric anomaly

28.83479°

Mean motion

3.81609 °/min

Orbital period

94.34 mins

BSTAR

0.038058

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STARLINK-1331 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	2026-01-28 18:05:59.691Z	234.35° WSW	2026-01-28 18:07:59.691Z	304.948° NW	44.702°	2026-01-28 18:10:59.691Z	48.033° ENE
4 mins	2026-01-28 19:44:59.691Z	308.502° NW	2026-01-28 19:46:59.691Z	348.323° N	16.748°	2026-01-28 19:48:59.691Z	21.829° NNE
6 mins	2026-01-29 00:40:59.691Z	311.353° NW	2026-01-29 00:43:59.691Z	119.492° SE	42.618°	2026-01-29 00:46:59.691Z	129.091° SE

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STARLINK-1331, 45578

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-27T22:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1331 Visibility forecast

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