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 (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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-1554
1 46055U 20055AE  26189.49556140  .00003980  00000-0  13990-3 0  9997
2 46055  53.1597 271.9623 0001376  81.5196 278.5962 15.31708180327587

Epoch: 2026-07-08T11:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-08T11:53:36.504Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

167.10919°

Altitude

471.475 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 07m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

07:58:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.915 km

Perigee altitude

470.03 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.109 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.1597°

RAAN

271.9623°

Arg. of periapsis

81.5196°

True anomaly

278.58061°

Mean anomaly

278.5962°

Eccentric anomaly

278.5884°

Mean motion

3.82906 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

0.0001399

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

GLOBAL-7, 46088 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1565, 46037 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1538, 46071 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1584, 46044 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-07-10 07:56:18.686Z	231.787° WSW	2026-07-10 07:58:18.686Z	262.794° W	44.706°	2026-07-10 08:01:18.686Z	48.75° ENE
5 mins	2026-07-10 14:31:18.686Z	316.181° NNW	2026-07-10 14:33:18.686Z	83.089° E	43.831°	2026-07-10 14:36:18.686Z	125.934° SE

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STARLINK-1554, 46055

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-08T11:53:36.504Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-1554 Visibility forecast

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