STARLINK-1280

NORAD 45388 · COSPAR 2020-019AE · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1280 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 7 weeks ago).

Orbit: #35617 @ 143 x 153 km x 53.0189 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-08-19 20:00 UTC Â· 1288.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-1280
1 45388U 20019AE 26231.83342976 .11000890 12611-4 21612-3 0 9995
2 45388 53.0189 20.3523 0007668 298.9971 61.0309 16.46685012356173

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 18th 2020

Spacecraft age

6 years, 6 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

53.0189Â°

Period

87.45 min

Perigee

143 km

Apogee

153 km

Eccentricity

0.0007668

RAAN

20.3523Â°

Arg of Perigee

298.9971Â°

Mean Motion

16.46685012 rev/d