STARLINK-1278

NORAD 45408 · COSPAR 2020-019BA · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1278 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 10 days ago).

Orbit: #36332 @ 169 x 180 km x 53.0177 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-07 04:54 UTC Â· 260.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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STARLINK-1278
1 45408U 20019BA 26280.20485534 .06448665 12266-4 67903-3 0 09990
2 45408 53.0177 154.1147 0007956 266.7654 93.2481 16.36758681363327

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

53.0177Â°

Period

87.98 min

Perigee

169 km

Apogee

180 km

Eccentricity

0.0007956

RAAN

154.1147Â°

Arg of Perigee

266.7654Â°

Mean Motion

16.36758681 rev/d