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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1554
1 46055U 20055AE  25128.48614245 -.00000753  00000-0 -31681-4 0  9994
2 46055  53.0555  46.7267 0001535  90.6134 269.5031 15.06396565263030

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:40:02.707Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

5.15946°

Altitude

548.111 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 06m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-50.17831°

Longitude

-114.56101°

Altitude

565.548 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 02m 57s

Apparent Declination

-60° 06' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:27:01

Azimuth

140.117° SSE

Elevation

-52.824°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.556 km

Perigee altitude

546.43 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.63 km

Eccentricity

0.0001535

Inclination

53.0555°

RAAN

46.7267°

Arg. of periapsis

90.6134°

True anomaly

269.48551°

Mean anomaly

269.5031°

Eccentric anomaly

269.49431°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000031681

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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 19:40:12.769Z	155.99° SSE	2025-05-09 19:42:12.769Z	122.705° SE	15.599°	2025-05-09 19:44:12.769Z	91.555° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-09 21:18:12.769Z	241.197° WSW	2025-05-09 21:21:12.769Z	335.04° NNW	42.846°	2025-05-09 21:24:12.769Z	43.942° NE
4 mins	2025-05-10 02:21:12.769Z	350.512° N	2025-05-10 02:23:12.769Z	34.251° NE	21.966°	2025-05-10 02:25:12.769Z	70.318° E
6 mins	2025-05-10 04:00:12.769Z	301.457° NW	2025-05-10 04:02:12.769Z	265.092° W	41.655°	2025-05-10 04:06:12.769Z	140.509° SSE

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