STARLINK-1098, 44917

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1098, 44917 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 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
44917, 2020-001D
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-01-07 (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 7 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1098
1 44917U 20001D   25129.00002315 -.00001243  00000-0 -54270-4 0  9992
2 44917  53.0530 274.2546 0001164  87.6842  62.8199 15.12104756  5912
Epoch: 2025-05-09T00:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T00:00:02Z)
Latitude
23.22265°
Longitude
-151.53548°
Altitude
530.176 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 02m 08s
True Declination
23° 05' 39"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-4.72643°
Longitude
-130.49773°
Altitude
531.502 km
Speed
7.598 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 53m 27s
Apparent Declination
-24° 00' 48"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:38:54
Azimuth
289.166° WNW
Elevation
-57.61°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.858 km
Perigee altitude
529.25 km
Semi-major axis
6,908.191 km
Eccentricity
0.0001164
Inclination
53.053°
RAAN
274.2546°
Arg. of periapsis
87.6842°
True anomaly
62.83177°
Mean anomaly
62.8199°
Eccentric anomaly
62.82583°
Mean motion
3.78004 °/min
BSTAR
-0.00005427
Orbital period
95.24 mins
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STARLINK-1098 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 12:12:04.270Z214.606° SW2025-05-09 12:15:04.270Z137.438° SSE41.544°2025-05-09 12:18:04.270Z58.739° ENE
4 mins2025-05-09 13:53:04.270Z302.58° NW2025-05-09 13:54:04.270Z324.417° NNW22.385°2025-05-09 13:57:04.270Z24.009° NE
5 mins2025-05-09 18:53:04.270Z325.35° NNW2025-05-09 18:55:04.270Z40.766° NE41.034°2025-05-09 18:58:04.270Z114.922° SE
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