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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/44942?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/44942?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

44942, 2020-001AE

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1096
1 44942U 20001AE  25242.74789138  .00093578  00000-0  70655-3 0  9996
2 44942  52.9941 255.3312 0003262  48.7676 311.3622 15.71717343314259

Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:56:57.815Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

6.9126°

Altitude

353.436 km

Speed

7.699 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 01m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

00:14:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

356.473 km

Perigee altitude

352.081 km

Semi-major axis

6,732.414 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

52.9941°

RAAN

255.3312°

Arg. of periapsis

48.7676°

True anomaly

311.33414°

Mean anomaly

311.3622°

Eccentric anomaly

311.34817°

Mean motion

3.92904 °/min

Orbital period

91.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00070655

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

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

STARLINK-1073, 44914 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1082, 44938 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1083, 44939 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1091, 44940

STARLINK-1094, 44941

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-1096 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Set Observer location

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	2025-08-31 09:41:00.168Z	340.971° N	2025-08-31 09:43:00.168Z	42.207° NE	23.764°	2025-08-31 09:45:00.168Z	89.416° E
4 mins	2025-09-01 03:44:00.168Z	253.071° W	2025-09-01 03:45:00.168Z	282.389° WNW	36.17°	2025-09-01 03:48:00.168Z	41.187° NE