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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

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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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1091
1 44940U 20001AC  25199.49812200  .00038036  00000-0  53412-3 0  9994
2 44940  53.0493 279.3979 0007632 302.9306  57.0970 15.56338741305081

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:57:17.74Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

163.52523°

Altitude

396.355 km

Speed

7.675 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 37m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-37.7293°

Longitude

16.51025°

Altitude

409.018 km

Speed

7.666 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 00m 32s

Apparent Declination

-59° 41' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:31:14

Azimuth

220.921° SW

Elevation

-44.683°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

403.713 km

Perigee altitude

393.369 km

Semi-major axis

6,776.678 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

53.0493°

RAAN

279.3979°

Arg. of periapsis

302.9306°

True anomaly

57.17047°

Mean anomaly

57.097°

Eccentric anomaly

57.13373°

Mean motion

3.89061 °/min

Orbital period

92.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00053412

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2020 (2020-01-07 UTC)

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STARLINK-1100, 44943 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1108, 44944 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1109, 44945 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1110, 44946 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1116, 44947 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1118, 44948 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1122, 44949

STARLINK-1125, 44950 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1126, 44951 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1091 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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 08:10:35.405Z	233.897° WSW	2025-07-19 08:13:35.405Z	20.951° NNE	42.922°	2025-07-19 08:15:35.405Z	46.691° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-19 14:39:35.405Z	316.995° NNW	2025-07-19 14:41:35.405Z	65.122° ENE	43.402°	2025-07-19 14:44:35.405Z	124.298° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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