STARLINK-1038, 44743

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1038, 44743 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 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-1038 details

Identifier	44743, 2019-074AG
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	SpaceX/Seattle (US)
Manufacturer	SpaceX/Seattle
Mission	Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass	260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2019-11-11 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1038
1 44743U 19074AG  25024.00001157  .00496149  00000-0  15491-2 0  9995
2 44743  53.0463 238.7092 0004796 199.4468 117.5264 15.89762475  5963

Epoch: 2025-01-24T00:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-24T00:00:00.999Z)

Latitude	-33.22263°
Longitude	85.7998°
Altitude	314.825 km
Speed	7.718 km/s
True Right ascension	13h 57m 29s
True Declination	-33° 03' 17"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	47.98511°
Longitude	168.6092°
Altitude	309.106 km
Speed	7.727 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 49m 19s
Apparent Declination	7° 49' 54"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	13:47:54
Azimuth	51.347° ENE
Elevation	-26.947°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	306.434 km
Perigee altitude	300.026 km
Semi-major axis	6,681.367 km
Eccentricity	0.0004796
Inclination	53.0463°
RAAN	238.7092°
Arg. of periapsis	199.4468°
True anomaly	117.57512°
Mean anomaly	117.5264°
Eccentric anomaly	117.55076°
Mean motion	3.97416 °/min
BSTAR	0.0015491
Orbital period	90.59 mins