STARLINK-1256, 45401
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1256, 45401 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). 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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STARLINK-1256 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1256
1 45401U 20019AT 24361.54569852 .00003834 00000-0 11373-3 0 9992
2 45401 53.0542 300.7743 0001715 88.8057 271.3142 15.37327499263954Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:05:48.352Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 8.79928° |
| Altitude | 454.88 km |
| Speed | 7.641 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 03m 05s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -52.3399° |
| Longitude | -97.54434° |
| Altitude | 473.317 km |
| Speed | 7.628 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 53m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -47° 08' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:58:45 |
| Azimuth | 229.384° WSW |
| Elevation | -77.753° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 455.462 km |
| Perigee altitude | 453.118 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,832.427 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001715 |
| Inclination | 53.0542° |
| RAAN | 300.7743° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 88.8057° |
| True anomaly | 271.29455° |
| Mean anomaly | 271.3142° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 271.30438° |
| Mean motion | 3.84309 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00011373 |
| Orbital period | 93.67 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 2020 (2020-03-18 UTC)
STARLINK-1256 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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| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 00:15:24.694Z | 280.208° WNW | 2024-12-27 00:18:24.694Z | 346.21° N | 21.803° | 2024-12-27 00:20:24.694Z | 24.374° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 05:11:24.694Z | 333.12° NNW | 2024-12-27 05:13:24.694Z | 35.504° NE | 33.447° | 2024-12-27 05:16:24.694Z | 104.315° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 22:02:24.694Z | 182.163° SSW | 2024-12-27 22:04:24.694Z | 119.722° SE | 28.539° | 2024-12-27 22:06:24.694Z | 74.605° E |
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