STARLINK-1043, 44748

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1043, 44748 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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

44748, 2019-074AM

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-11-11 (6 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1043
1 44748U 19074AM  25240.61700713  .00003470  00000-0  25169-3 0  9996
2 44748  53.0563  13.3614 0001114  97.9773 262.1343 15.06400854319094

Epoch: 2025-08-28T14:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-28T14:48:29.416Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

174.16143°

Altitude

548.194 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 53m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:05:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.251 km

Perigee altitude

546.708 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.616 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0563°

RAAN

13.3614°

Arg. of periapsis

97.9773°

True anomaly

262.12165°

Mean anomaly

262.1343°

Eccentric anomaly

262.12798°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00025169

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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 2019 (2019-11-11 UTC)

STARLINK-1007, 44713 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1032, 44737 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1033, 44738 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1034, 44739 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1035, 44740 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1036, 44741

STARLINK-1037, 44742 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1038, 44743 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1039, 44744

STARLINK-1040, 44745 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1041, 44746 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1042, 44747

STARLINK-1044, 44749 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1045, 44750 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1043 Visibility forecast

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:57:22.813Z	159.144° S	2025-08-30 09:59:22.813Z	125.374° SE	16.56°	2025-08-30 10:01:22.813Z	92.541° ESE
7 mins	2025-08-30 11:35:22.813Z	242.912° WSW	2025-08-30 11:38:22.813Z	318.213° NNW	42.129°	2025-08-30 11:42:22.813Z	45.215° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-30 13:17:22.813Z	319.836° NNW	2025-08-30 13:18:22.813Z	338.096° N	17.222°	2025-08-30 13:21:22.813Z	25.94° NE
5 mins	2025-08-30 16:38:22.813Z	347.49° N	2025-08-30 16:40:22.813Z	30.857° NE	22.786°	2025-08-30 16:43:22.813Z	80.284° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 18:17:22.813Z	300.297° NW	2025-08-30 18:20:22.813Z	186.262° SSW	40.839°	2025-08-30 18:23:22.813Z	142.972° SSE