STARLINK-5492, 55331

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5492, 55331 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 26 Jan 2023 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

55331, 2023-013A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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)

2023-01-26 (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 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5492
1 55331U 23013A   25164.51389241  .00001205  00000-0  10428-3 0  9993
2 55331  43.0058 323.3677 0001620 268.9104  91.1553 15.02540576132295

Epoch: 2025-06-13T12:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-13T12:20:00.304Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-123.70016°

Altitude

558.867 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 33m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

32.80584°

Longitude

-83.58585°

Altitude

560.982 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 46m 37s

Apparent Declination

-1° 47' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:25:38

Azimuth

15.561° NNE

Elevation

-50.854°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.113 km

Perigee altitude

559.864 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.125 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

43.0058°

RAAN

323.3677°

Arg. of periapsis

268.9104°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

91.1553°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75479 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00010428

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STARLINK-5492 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 14:05:27.099Z	226.602° WSW	2025-06-14 14:08:27.099Z	135.695° SSE	39.222°	2025-06-14 14:11:27.099Z	78.944° E
6 mins	2025-06-14 15:46:27.099Z	277.214° WNW	2025-06-14 15:48:27.099Z	320.697° NNW	40.047°	2025-06-14 15:52:27.099Z	71.181° E
6 mins	2025-06-14 17:27:27.099Z	294.406° NW	2025-06-14 17:29:27.099Z	338.861° N	40.799°	2025-06-14 17:33:27.099Z	90.659° ESE
7 mins	2025-06-14 19:07:27.099Z	278.202° WNW	2025-06-14 19:10:27.099Z	209.629° SW	37.711°	2025-06-14 19:14:27.099Z	131.928° SE

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