STARLINK-1260, 45404
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-1260, 45404 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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45404 intel report (Beta)
STARLINK-1260 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 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 8 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1260
1 45404U 20019AW 24361.56197271 .00026060 00000-0 17616-2 0 9990
2 45404 53.0542 303.4479 0003025 72.4265 287.7054 15.06405561263821Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:29:14.442Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 5.59812° |
| Altitude | 547.437 km |
| Speed | 7.59 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 13m 47s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -28.99608° |
| Longitude | -20.3506° |
| Altitude | 556.616 km |
| Speed | 7.583 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 55m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 12' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:40:02 |
| Azimuth | 209.239° SW |
| Elevation | -34.491° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 549.56 km |
| Perigee altitude | 545.37 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,925.602 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003025 |
| Inclination | 53.0542° |
| RAAN | 303.4479° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 72.4265° |
| True anomaly | 287.67237° |
| Mean anomaly | 287.7054° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 287.68889° |
| Mean motion | 3.7658 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0017616 |
| Orbital period | 95.6 mins |
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STARLINK-1260 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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 23:14:04.219Z | 227.197° WSW | 2024-12-26 23:16:04.219Z | 219.863° SW | 43.26° | 2024-12-26 23:20:04.219Z | 51.014° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 00:55:04.219Z | 309.658° NW | 2024-12-27 00:56:04.219Z | 329.32° NNW | 19.892° | 2024-12-27 00:59:04.219Z | 23.362° NE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 04:16:04.219Z | 344.709° N | 2024-12-27 04:18:04.219Z | 21.567° NNE | 19.244° | 2024-12-27 04:21:04.219Z | 69.796° E |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 05:55:04.219Z | 311.453° NW | 2024-12-27 05:58:04.219Z | 48.496° ENE | 44.876° | 2024-12-27 06:02:04.219Z | 128.816° SE |
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