STARLINK-1493, 45759

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1493, 45759 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 13 Jun 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
45759, 2020-038AF
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-06-13 (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 11 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1493
1 45759U 20038AF  25122.15555387  .00003291  00000-0  23972-3 0  9995
2 45759  53.0508 175.1478 0001296  72.7224 287.3907 15.06397341270440
Epoch: 2025-05-02T03:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T03:43:59.854Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-101.1678°
Altitude
547.83 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 40m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
5.1308°
Longitude
-99.4075°
Altitude
547.227 km
Speed
7.59 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 18m 23s
Apparent Declination
-16° 30' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:37:05
Azimuth
336.081° NNW
Elevation
-64.928°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.389 km
Perigee altitude
546.593 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.628 km
Eccentricity
0.0001296
Inclination
53.0508°
RAAN
175.1478°
Arg. of periapsis
72.7224°
True anomaly
287.37653°
Mean anomaly
287.3907°
Eccentric anomaly
287.38361°
Mean motion
3.76578 °/min
BSTAR
0.00023972
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-1493 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-05-03 05:21:28.012Z197.221° SSW2025-05-03 05:25:28.012Z117.831° SE29.17°2025-05-03 05:28:28.012Z68.134° E
5 mins2025-05-03 07:02:28.012Z276.473° WNW2025-05-03 07:04:28.012Z326.678° NNW30.486°2025-05-03 07:07:28.012Z31.226° NE
5 mins2025-05-03 12:04:28.012Z338.85° N2025-05-03 12:06:28.012Z35.844° NE32.269°2025-05-03 12:09:28.012Z97.609° ESE
5 mins2025-05-03 13:43:28.012Z279.856° WNW2025-05-03 13:45:28.012Z238.805° WSW27.019°2025-05-03 13:48:28.012Z173.88° S
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