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STARLINK-5073, 55427 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5073, 55427 was 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

55427, 2023-014AN

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Decayed 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: 5 months ago

TLE from 5 months ago

0 STARLINK-5073
1 55427U 23014AN  26032.86030149  .10042838  44794-5  18651-3 0  9990
2 55427  69.9763 158.5093 0008059 245.4849 114.5546 16.47033958166593

Epoch: 2026-02-01T20:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T20:38:50.048Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

76.73688°

Altitude

151.927 km

Speed

7.814 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 34m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

00:39:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

150.232 km

Perigee altitude

139.718 km

Semi-major axis

6,523.112 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

69.9763°

RAAN

158.5093°

Arg. of periapsis

245.4849°

True anomaly

114.63856°

Mean anomaly

114.5546°

Eccentric anomaly

114.59658°

Mean motion

4.11966 °/min

Orbital period

87.39 mins

BSTAR

0.00018651

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STARLINK-5624, 55416

STARLINK-5230, 55394 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5597, 55403

STARLINK-5060, 55413

FALCON 9 DEB, 55443 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5620, 55414

EBAD TEST MASS, 55446 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5615, 55425

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STARLINK-5073, 55427 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T20:38:50.048Z)

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