STARLINK-5556, 55385

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5556, 55385 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

55385, 2023-013BG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5556
1 55385U 23013BG  25163.84319017 -.00000006  00000-0  14633-4 0  9993
2 55385  43.0057 339.0628 0001328 268.0245  92.0445 15.02536798130979

Epoch: 2025-06-12T20:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-12T20:14:11.63Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

134.10876°

Altitude

558.889 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 36m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.54048°

Longitude

138.95318°

Altitude

558.389 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 04m 07s

Apparent Declination

-19° 52' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:17:49

Azimuth

78.773° E

Elevation

-44.172°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.922 km

Perigee altitude

560.079 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.137 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

43.0057°

RAAN

339.0628°

Arg. of periapsis

268.0245°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

92.0445°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000014633

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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 2023 (2023-01-26 UTC)

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STARLINK-5648, 55363 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5556 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	2025-06-13 13:58:06.148Z	176.205° S	2025-06-13 14:00:06.148Z	143.334° SSE	17.159°	2025-06-13 14:02:06.148Z	109.712° ESE
6 mins	2025-06-13 15:38:06.148Z	236.407° WSW	2025-06-13 15:40:06.148Z	190.079° SSW	42.886°	2025-06-13 15:44:06.148Z	74.44° E
7 mins	2025-06-13 17:18:06.148Z	279.406° WNW	2025-06-13 17:21:06.148Z	350.215° N	39.968°	2025-06-13 17:25:06.148Z	74.164° E
7 mins	2025-06-13 18:59:06.148Z	290.96° WNW	2025-06-13 19:02:06.148Z	10.905° NNE	43.461°	2025-06-13 19:06:06.148Z	98.013° ESE
6 mins	2025-06-13 20:40:06.148Z	269.543° W	2025-06-13 20:43:06.148Z	194.325° SSW	31.344°	2025-06-13 20:46:06.148Z	144.082° SSE

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