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STARLINK-5687, 55473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5687, 55473 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 02 Feb 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

55473, 2023-015AA

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-02-02 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5687
1 55473U 23015AA  25303.83336806  .00255012  30986-4  91311-3 0  9998
2 55473  42.9767 153.7961 0031479 215.8223 194.4625 15.87224217  6039

Epoch: 2025-10-30T20:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T20:00:03.000Z)

Latitude

31.7033°

Longitude

-144.36388°

Altitude

331.285 km

Speed

7.703 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 00m 08s

True Declination

31° 32' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:41:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

333.129 km

Perigee altitude

291.008 km

Semi-major axis

6,690.206 km

Eccentricity

0.00315

Inclination

42.9767°

RAAN

153.7961°

Arg. of periapsis

215.8223°

True anomaly

194.37275°

Mean anomaly

194.4625°

Eccentric anomaly

194.41759°

Mean motion

3.96629 °/min

Orbital period

90.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00091311

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2023 (2023-02-02 UTC)

STARLINK-5689, 55474

STARLINK-5685, 55477

STARLINK-5636, 55454

STARLINK-5690, 55480

STARLINK-5686, 55450

STARLINK-5656, 55451

STARLINK-5020, 55458

STARLINK-5646, 55461

STARLINK-5677, 55463

STARLINK-5650, 55475

STARLINK-5139, 55496 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5682, 55457

STARLINK-5676, 55464

STARLINK-5711, 55471

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STARLINK-5687 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	2025-10-31 17:08:08.793Z	199.892° SSW	2025-10-31 17:10:08.793Z	146.187° SSE	21.171°	2025-10-31 17:12:08.793Z	96.196° ESE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out STARLINK-5687, 55473 on other resources

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