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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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45204 intel report (Beta)
STARLINK-1206 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | 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 13 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1206
1 45204U 20012AC 24360.94179397 .00002943 00000-0 21635-3 0 9992
2 45204 53.0534 196.2315 0001637 100.3411 259.7762 15.06401421268054Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T22:36:10.998Z)
| Latitude | -0.00009° |
| Longitude | 122.25729° |
| Altitude | 548.288 km |
| Speed | 7.589 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 04m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 35.26386° |
| Longitude | -92.16704° |
| Altitude | 548.854 km |
| Speed | 7.593 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 01m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 30' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:17:25 |
| Azimuth | 6.361° NNE |
| Elevation | -50.413° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 548.612 km |
| Perigee altitude | 546.344 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,925.615 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001637 |
| Inclination | 53.0534° |
| RAAN | 196.2315° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 100.3411° |
| True anomaly | 259.75774° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.7762° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 259.76697° |
| Mean motion | 3.76579 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00021635 |
| Orbital period | 95.6 mins |
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STARLINK-1206 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 14:41:00.022Z | 156.844° SSE | 2024-12-26 14:43:00.022Z | 122.95° SE | 16.117° | 2024-12-26 14:45:00.022Z | 91.262° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 16:19:00.022Z | 242.443° WSW | 2024-12-26 16:22:00.022Z | 331.922° NNW | 42.438° | 2024-12-26 16:25:00.022Z | 43.219° NE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 21:22:00.022Z | 349.909° N | 2024-12-26 21:24:00.022Z | 34.009° NE | 22.351° | 2024-12-26 21:26:00.022Z | 70.735° E |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 23:01:00.022Z | 300.435° NW | 2024-12-26 23:03:00.022Z | 262.701° W | 41.127° | 2024-12-26 23:07:00.022Z | 141.75° SSE |
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