STARLINK-1161, 45068

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1161, 45068 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 29 Jan 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
45068, 2020-006AA
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-01-29 (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 9 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1161
1 45068U 20006AA  25118.25002315  .00401468  00000-0  32449-2 0  9993
2 45068  53.0230 197.9455 0012644 348.4592 260.9456 15.68995717290168
Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T06:00:02Z)
Latitude
-48.52105°
Longitude
129.34554°
Altitude
379.752 km
Speed
7.681 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 03m 16s
True Declination
-48° 20' 27"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-35.20687°
Longitude
101.4921°
Altitude
376.794 km
Speed
7.681 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 31m 59s
Apparent Declination
-52° 52' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:31:15
Azimuth
128.634° SE
Elevation
-48.106°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
370.577 km
Perigee altitude
353.532 km
Semi-major axis
6,740.192 km
Eccentricity
0.0012644
Inclination
53.023°
RAAN
197.9455°
Arg. of periapsis
348.4592°
True anomaly
260.80255°
Mean anomaly
260.9456°
Eccentric anomaly
260.87407°
Mean motion
3.92225 °/min
BSTAR
0.0032449
Orbital period
91.78 mins
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