STARLINK-5071, 55402

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5071, 55402 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 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

55402, 2023-014M

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)

2023-01-31 (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-5071
1 55402U 23014M   26171.36518227 -.00000265  00000-0 -14413-4 0  9999
2 55402  69.9991 165.6359 0003140 269.0472  91.0327 14.98331853187434

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:45:51.748Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

125.58942°

Altitude

574.514 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 02m 32s

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

23:08:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.18 km

Perigee altitude

567.817 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

69.9991°

RAAN

165.6359°

Arg. of periapsis

269.0472°

True anomaly

91.06868°

Mean anomaly

91.0327°

Eccentric anomaly

91.05069°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-0.000014413

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 2023 (2023-01-31 UTC)

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FALCON 9 DEB, 55443 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 55444 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5230, 55394 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5066, 55424 (Decayed)

EBAD TEST MASS, 55446 (Decayed)

STARLINK-4786, 55393

STARLINK-5605, 55411

STARLINK-5640, 55436

STARLINK-5080, 55437 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5276, 55399

FALCON 9 DEB, 55442 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5597, 55403

STARLINK-5073, 55427 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5071 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	2026-06-23 01:01:03.100Z	231.756° WSW	2026-06-23 01:03:03.100Z	290.216° WNW	38.173°	2026-06-23 01:07:03.100Z	14.009° NNE
5 mins	2026-06-23 09:25:03.100Z	11.543° NNE	2026-06-23 09:27:03.100Z	51.419° ENE	24.83°	2026-06-23 09:30:03.100Z	110.315° ESE
4 mins	2026-06-23 11:04:03.100Z	284.427° WNW	2026-06-23 11:05:03.100Z	264.106° W	21.857°	2026-06-23 11:08:03.100Z	207.875° SW

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STARLINK-5071, 55402

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

TLE from 2 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:45:51.748Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 2023 (2023-01-31 UTC)

STARLINK-5071 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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