STARLINK-5401, 54870

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5401, 54870 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 28 Dec 2022 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

54870, 2022-177BC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-12-28 (2 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 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5401
1 54870U 22177BC  25164.21741188 -.00001070  00000-0 -64099-4 0  9995
2 54870  43.0041 144.2116 0001672 280.7070  79.3584 15.02537412136575

Epoch: 2025-06-13T05:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-13T05:13:04.386Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

164.16892°

Altitude

558.64 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 36m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.75713°

Longitude

-39.56614°

Altitude

559.042 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 09m 49s

Apparent Declination

-9° 42' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:20:31

Azimuth

5.226° NNE

Elevation

-59.701°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.159 km

Perigee altitude

559.838 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

43.0041°

RAAN

144.2116°

Arg. of periapsis

280.707°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

79.3584°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75479 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.000064099

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Other satellites on launch #177 in the year 2022 (2022-12-28 UTC)

STARLINK-5401 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	2025-06-14 02:11:09.608Z	224.29° SW	2025-06-14 02:14:09.608Z	136.683° SSE	38.272°	2025-06-14 02:17:09.608Z	79.744° E
6 mins	2025-06-14 03:52:09.608Z	275.948° WNW	2025-06-14 03:54:09.608Z	320.09° NNW	40.434°	2025-06-14 03:58:09.608Z	71.02° E
6 mins	2025-06-14 05:33:09.608Z	294.566° NW	2025-06-14 05:35:09.608Z	340.687° N	40.607°	2025-06-14 05:39:09.608Z	89.514° E
7 mins	2025-06-14 07:13:09.608Z	279.109° WNW	2025-06-14 07:16:09.608Z	209.365° SW	38.731°	2025-06-14 07:20:09.608Z	130.108° SE

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