STARLINK-1554, 46055

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1554, 46055 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Aug 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

46055, 2020-055AE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-08-07 (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 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1554
1 46055U 20055AE  25115.21674836 -.00000078  00000-0  13631-4 0  9997
2 46055  53.0546 106.3005 0001476 103.6592 256.4562 15.06406338260491

Epoch: 2025-04-25T05:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T05:12:07.058Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

174.79411°

Altitude

548.311 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 05m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-41.93725°

Longitude

130.83369°

Altitude

562.123 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 51m 46s

Apparent Declination

-49° 14' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:45:18

Azimuth

121.673° SE

Elevation

-58.208°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.485 km

Perigee altitude

546.441 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.6 km

Eccentricity

0.0001476

Inclination

53.0546°

RAAN

106.3005°

Arg. of periapsis

103.6592°

True anomaly

256.43976°

Mean anomaly

256.4562°

Eccentric anomaly

256.44798°

Mean motion

3.7658 °/min

BSTAR

0.000013631

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2020 (2020-08-07 UTC)

STARLINK-1561, 46056 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1562, 46057 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1574, 46062 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1577, 46063

STARLINK-1583, 46064

STARLINK-1554 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.
6 mins	2025-04-26 02:05:21.071Z	229.232° WSW	2025-04-26 02:08:21.071Z	48.072° ENE	44.913°	2025-04-26 02:11:21.071Z	50.117° ENE
5 mins	2025-04-26 03:46:21.071Z	302.714° NW	2025-04-26 03:48:21.071Z	340.881° N	19.787°	2025-04-26 03:51:21.071Z	28.65° NE
4 mins	2025-04-26 07:08:21.071Z	352.513° N	2025-04-26 07:09:21.071Z	11.473° NNE	19.287°	2025-04-26 07:12:21.071Z	65.355° ENE
6 mins	2025-04-26 08:47:21.071Z	310.688° NW	2025-04-26 08:49:21.071Z	315.111° NNW	43.141°	2025-04-26 08:53:21.071Z	130.081° SE

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