STARLINK-1091, 44940

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1091, 44940 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
44940, 2020-001AC
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2020-01-07 (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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago
0 STARLINK-1091
1 44940U 20001AC  25257.58335648  .00124762  00000-0  87558-3 0  9995
2 44940  53.0447 354.8204 0004327 272.7711  45.3308 15.73310726  6010
Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:00:01.999Z)
Latitude
-32.43911°
Longitude
122.62117°
Altitude
357.481 km
Speed
7.696 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 45m 43s
True Declination
-32° 16' 28"
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
03:54:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
352.634 km
Perigee altitude
346.811 km
Semi-major axis
6,727.86 km
Eccentricity
0.00043
Inclination
53.0447°
RAAN
354.8204°
Arg. of periapsis
272.7711°
True anomaly
45.36608°
Mean anomaly
45.3308°
Eccentric anomaly
45.34844°
Mean motion
3.93303 °/min
Orbital period
91.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00087558
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