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STARLINK-1496, 45780

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1496, 45780 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

45780, 2020-038BC

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)

2020-06-13 (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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1496
1 45780U 20038BC  26206.43628411  .00072664  00000-0  48449-3 0  9999
2 45780  53.0408 225.2054 0006761  31.5555 328.5868 15.74711030338531

Epoch: 2026-07-25T10:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T10:28:14.947Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

124.99454°

Altitude

342.479 km

Speed

7.707 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 00m 49s

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

13:41:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

350.28 km

Perigee altitude

341.188 km

Semi-major axis

6,723.871 km

Eccentricity

0.00068

Inclination

53.0408°

RAAN

225.2054°

Arg. of periapsis

31.5555°

True anomaly

328.54639°

Mean anomaly

328.5868°

Eccentric anomaly

328.5666°

Mean motion

3.93653 °/min

Orbital period

91.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00048449

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2020 (2020-06-13 UTC)

STARLINK-1489, 45776 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1473, 45737 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C14, 45788 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 45793 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1466, 45732 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1504, 45746

STARLINK-1506, 45747

STARLINK-1507, 45748 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1511, 45767 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1505, 45783 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1472, 45736 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1488, 45775 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1480, 45741

STARLINK-1486, 45757 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1490, 45777 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1496 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	2026-07-26 03:23:31.198Z	188.33° SSW	2026-07-26 03:25:31.198Z	134.358° SE	23.957°	2026-07-26 03:27:31.198Z	78.642° E

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Check out STARLINK-1496, 45780 on other resources

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