STARLINK-1279

NORAD 45360 · COSPAR 2020-019A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1279 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 6 weeks ago).

Orbit: #35874 @ 162 x 167 km x 53.0136 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-09-03 08:19 UTC Â· 1100.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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STARLINK-1279
1 45360U 20019A 26246.34721523 .07344221 12388-4 50268-3 0 09990
2 45360 53.0136 287.9001 0004156 279.0169 81.0407 16.40503973358740

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 18th 2020

Spacecraft age

6 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SpaceX

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

SpaceX

Launch mass

227 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

53.0136Â°

Period

87.78 min

Perigee

162 km

Apogee

167 km

Eccentricity

0.0004156

RAAN

287.9001Â°

Arg of Perigee

279.0169Â°

Mean Motion

16.40503973 rev/d