STARLINK-1497, 45781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1497, 45781 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

45781, 2020-038BD

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

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 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1497
1 45781U 20038BD  25333.25002315  .00188753  00000-0  19889-2 0  9991
2 45781  53.0357 222.1954 0007265  76.6164  39.1171 15.63122640  5989

Epoch: 2025-11-29T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-29T06:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

46.15456°

Longitude

-167.37653°

Altitude

379.756 km

Speed

7.69 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 24m 03s

True Declination

45° 58' 23"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:06:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

383.833 km

Perigee altitude

374.015 km

Semi-major axis

6,757.061 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

53.0357°

RAAN

222.1954°

Arg. of periapsis

76.6164°

True anomaly

39.16966°

Mean anomaly

39.1171°

Eccentric anomaly

39.14338°

Mean motion

3.90757 °/min

Orbital period

92.13 mins

BSTAR

0.0019889

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STARLINK-1497 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	2025-11-29 19:30:04.505Z	224.127° SW	2025-11-29 19:32:04.505Z	203.238° SW	41.791°	2025-11-29 19:35:04.505Z	53.124° ENE
4 mins	2025-11-30 01:57:04.505Z	327.698° NNW	2025-11-30 01:59:04.505Z	62.189° ENE	36.762°	2025-11-30 02:01:04.505Z	111.11° ESE

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STARLINK-1497, 45781

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-29T06:00:02.000Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1497 Visibility forecast

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