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STARLINK-1066, 44954 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1066, 44954 was 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

44954, 2020-001AS

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Decayed 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 months ago

TLE from 6 months ago

0 STARLINK-1066
1 44954U 20001AS  25266.11875110  .11877899  12501-4  28181-3 0  9990
2 44954  53.0275 274.4088 0004579 247.3969 112.6595 16.46071853315995

Epoch: 2025-09-23T02:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-23T02:51:00.095Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-130.5548°

Altitude

151.782 km

Speed

7.816 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:26:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

152.981 km

Perigee altitude

147.002 km

Semi-major axis

6,528.128 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

Inclination

53.0275°

RAAN

274.4088°

Arg. of periapsis

247.3969°

True anomaly

112.70791°

Mean anomaly

112.6595°

Eccentric anomaly

112.68371°

Mean motion

4.11491 °/min

Orbital period

87.49 mins

BSTAR

0.00028181

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STARLINK-1066, 44954 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-23T02:51:00.095Z)

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