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

Country

Related business

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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1554
1 46055U 20055AE  25242.07204819 -.00000800  00000-0 -34838-4 0  9998
2 46055  53.0554 256.8230 0001138  84.2219 275.8900 15.06384127280153

Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:43:44.963Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-107.62595°

Altitude

548.059 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 07m 17s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

16:42:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.319 km

Perigee altitude

546.743 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.668 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.0554°

RAAN

256.823°

Arg. of periapsis

84.2219°

True anomaly

275.87703°

Mean anomaly

275.89°

Eccentric anomaly

275.88351°

Mean motion

3.76574 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000034838

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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.
8 mins	2025-08-31 03:21:47.110Z	216.261° SW	2025-08-31 03:25:47.110Z	134.685° SE	41.181°	2025-08-31 03:29:47.110Z	56.436° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-31 05:03:47.110Z	296.061° NW	2025-08-31 05:05:47.110Z	340.546° N	23.432°	2025-08-31 05:08:47.110Z	30.419° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 08:25:47.110Z	353.686° N	2025-08-31 08:26:47.110Z	11.413° NNE	16.789°	2025-08-31 08:29:47.110Z	59.622° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:04:47.110Z	321.356° NNW	2025-08-31 10:07:47.110Z	73.16° E	39.516°	2025-08-31 10:10:47.110Z	116.513° SE
4 mins	2025-08-31 11:44:47.110Z	262.279° W	2025-08-31 11:46:47.110Z	226.059° WSW	17.383°	2025-08-31 11:48:47.110Z	193.919° SSW