STARLINK-1096, 44942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1096, 44942 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
44942, 2020-001AE
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
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 (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 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-1096
1 44942U 20001AE  25128.29688575  .00044069  00000-0  52670-3 0  9990
2 44942  52.9990  98.2598 0002507  78.3999 281.7294 15.60585661296327
Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:07:30.928Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
125.01149°
Altitude
386.514 km
Speed
7.68 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 33m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-16.34564°
Longitude
-47.15698°
Altitude
390.936 km
Speed
7.675 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 11m 15s
Apparent Declination
-46° 09' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:10:59
Azimuth
123.202° SE
Elevation
-36.936°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
387.946 km
Perigee altitude
384.554 km
Semi-major axis
6,764.387 km
Eccentricity
0.0002507
Inclination
52.999°
RAAN
98.2598°
Arg. of periapsis
78.3999°
True anomaly
281.70127°
Mean anomaly
281.7294°
Eccentric anomaly
281.71534°
Mean motion
3.90122 °/min
BSTAR
0.0005267
Orbital period
92.28 mins
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STARLINK-1096 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-09 08:15:03.758Z278.47° WNW2025-05-09 08:17:03.758Z229.84° WSW22.45°2025-05-09 08:19:03.758Z179.144° S
4 mins2025-05-10 00:51:03.758Z274.994° WNW2025-05-10 00:52:03.758Z323.231° NNW34.766°2025-05-10 00:55:03.758Z39.149° NE
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