STARLINK-5689, 55474

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5689, 55474 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

55474, 2023-015AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 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)

2023-02-02 (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 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5689
1 55474U 23015AB  25182.21833940 -.00002712  00000-0 -18585-3 0  9998
2 55474  43.0028 265.6253 0002877 262.6035  97.4481 15.02510859132770

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:14:24.524Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-92.4938°

Altitude

559.194 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 42m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

41.66906°

Longitude

14.67843°

Altitude

563.883 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 11m 31s

Apparent Declination

8° 24' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:07:36

Azimuth

73.218° E

Elevation

-6.612°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

563.077 km

Perigee altitude

559.084 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.217 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

43.0028°

RAAN

265.6253°

Arg. of periapsis

262.6035°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

97.4481°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75472 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.00018585

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

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STARLINK-5693, 55482 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5689 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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 11:58:08.593Z	284.883° WNW	2025-07-01 12:01:08.593Z	341.973° N	38.873°	2025-07-01 12:05:08.593Z	78.155° E
7 mins	2025-07-01 13:39:08.593Z	288.071° WNW	2025-07-01 13:42:08.593Z	286.298° WNW	44.721°	2025-07-01 13:46:08.593Z	109.464° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-01 15:21:08.593Z	247.912° W	2025-07-01 15:23:08.593Z	203.767° SW	22.723°	2025-07-01 15:25:08.593Z	168.499° S
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:35:08.593Z	200.796° SSW	2025-07-02 08:37:08.593Z	146.225° SSE	31.785°	2025-07-02 08:40:08.593Z	86.247° E
6 mins	2025-07-02 10:15:08.593Z	265.709° W	2025-07-02 10:17:08.593Z	299.161° NW	41.98°	2025-07-02 10:21:08.593Z	70.365° E

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