STARLINK-5310, 55272

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5310, 55272 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

55272, 2023-010D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-19 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-5310
1 55272U 23010D   26171.35243841  .00000478  00000-0  47885-4 0  9999
2 55272  69.9993 145.6153 0003597 264.8088  95.2660 14.98338087188166

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:27:30.678Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

110.16915°

Altitude

574.685 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 42m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

00:36:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.478 km

Perigee altitude

567.48 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.116 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

69.9993°

RAAN

145.6153°

Arg. of periapsis

264.8088°

True anomaly

95.30704°

Mean anomaly

95.266°

Eccentric anomaly

95.28652°

Mean motion

3.74751 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000047885

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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 2023 (2023-01-19 UTC)

STARLINK-5323, 55279 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5321, 55302

FALCON 9 DEB, 55321 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5319, 55301 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5310 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.
7 mins	2026-06-22 23:04:01.677Z	190.71° SSW	2026-06-22 23:08:01.677Z	101.47° ESE	41.098°	2026-06-22 23:11:01.677Z	34.411° NE
6 mins	2026-06-23 09:08:01.677Z	321.675° NNW	2026-06-23 09:10:01.677Z	275.226° WNW	40.321°	2026-06-23 09:14:01.677Z	169.975° S

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STARLINK-5310, 55272

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:27:30.678Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 2023 (2023-01-19 UTC)

STARLINK-5310 Visibility forecast

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