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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1493
1 45759U 20038AF 25318.54238560 -.00000087 00000-0 13072-4 0 9998
2 45759 53.0553 13.5334 0001924 88.5819 271.5391 15.06383973299112Epoch: 2025-11-14T13:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-14T13:01:02.115Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
124.39021°
Altitude
548.104 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 54m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:54:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.864 km
Perigee altitude
546.199 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.668 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
53.0553°
RAAN
13.5334°
Arg. of periapsis
88.5819°
True anomaly
271.51706°
Mean anomaly
271.5391°
Eccentric anomaly
271.52808°
Mean motion
3.76574 °/min
Orbital period
95.6 mins
BSTAR
0.000013072
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2020 (2020-06-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-1493 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-11-15 06:43:35.298Z | 235.746° WSW | 2025-11-15 06:46:35.298Z | 353.745° N | 44.131° | 2025-11-15 06:49:35.298Z | 46.864° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-15 08:24:35.298Z | 305.602° NW | 2025-11-15 08:26:35.298Z | 342.167° N | 18.577° | 2025-11-15 08:28:35.298Z | 17.281° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-11-15 11:46:35.298Z | 352.549° N | 2025-11-15 11:47:35.298Z | 12.327° NNE | 20.56° | 2025-11-15 11:50:35.298Z | 68.557° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-15 13:25:35.298Z | 305.768° NW | 2025-11-15 13:27:35.298Z | 281.398° WNW | 43.241° | 2025-11-15 13:31:35.298Z | 135.536° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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