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STARLINK-1206, 45204

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1206, 45204 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 17 Feb 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

45204, 2020-012AC

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)

2020-02-17 (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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1206
1 45204U 20012AC  25260.58753637  .01812069  24714-2  22057-2 0  9994
2 45204  53.0387  30.6078 0005675 260.6321  99.4071 16.08030378309783

Epoch: 2025-09-17T14:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T14:06:03.142Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-177.6666°

Altitude

253.785 km

Speed

7.756 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 02m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

16:40:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

256.3 km

Perigee altitude

248.774 km

Semi-major axis

6,630.674 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

53.0387°

RAAN

30.6078°

Arg. of periapsis

260.6321°

True anomaly

99.47125°

Mean anomaly

99.4071°

Eccentric anomaly

99.43918°

Mean motion

4.01982 °/min

Orbital period

89.56 mins

BSTAR

0.0022057

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2020 (2020-02-17 UTC)

STARLINK-1138, 45178 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1203, 45202 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1204, 45203 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1208, 45205

STARLINK-1209, 45206

STARLINK-1210, 45207

STARLINK-1211, 45208 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1218, 45209 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1219, 45210 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1220, 45211 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1231, 45212

STARLINK-1232, 45213 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1233, 45214 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1245, 45215 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1206, 45204 on other resources

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