STARLINK-1280, 45388

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1280, 45388 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Mar 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

45388, 2020-019AE

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)

2020-03-18 (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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1280
1 45388U 20019AE  26073.50163309  .00073646  00000-0  70291-3 0  9993
2 45388  53.0425  98.8402 0001573  83.9894 276.1300 15.66117485331096

Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:02:21.098Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

106.13035°

Altitude

370.814 km

Speed

7.688 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 35m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

11:04:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

371.368 km

Perigee altitude

369.245 km

Semi-major axis

6,748.443 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.0425°

RAAN

98.8402°

Arg. of periapsis

83.9894°

True anomaly

276.11208°

Mean anomaly

276.13°

Eccentric anomaly

276.12104°

Mean motion

3.91505 °/min

Orbital period

91.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00070291

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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2020 (2020-03-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1312, 45398 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1279, 45360

FALCON 9 DEB, 45421 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1282, 45409 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1207, 45380 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 45423 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1292, 45394 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-1280 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	2026-03-15 09:56:03.491Z	339.908° N	2026-03-15 09:58:03.491Z	24.335° NE	18.66°	2026-03-15 10:00:03.491Z	71.831° E
4 mins	2026-03-15 11:32:03.491Z	289.848° WNW	2026-03-15 11:34:03.491Z	213.489° SW	34.514°	2026-03-15 11:36:03.491Z	155.658° SSE
4 mins	2026-03-16 04:03:03.491Z	231.029° WSW	2026-03-16 04:05:03.491Z	341.606° N	44.945°	2026-03-16 04:07:03.491Z	48.959° ENE

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STARLINK-1280, 45388

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T12:02:21.098Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2020 (2020-03-18 UTC)

STARLINK-1280 Visibility forecast

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