STARLINK-5685, 55477

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5685, 55477 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

55477, 2023-015AE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-5685
1 55477U 23015AE  25181.24497480 -.00000343  00000-0 -10314-4 0  9999
2 55477  43.0027 245.2189 0001343 273.1717  86.8971 15.02535460132923

Epoch: 2025-06-30T05:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T05:52:45.822Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-121.52966°

Altitude

558.809 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 20m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.37465°

Longitude

58.9797°

Altitude

559.928 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 25m 27s

Apparent Declination

-27° 21' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:28:47

Azimuth

85.999° E

Elevation

-50.311°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.937 km

Perigee altitude

560.073 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

43.0027°

RAAN

245.2189°

Arg. of periapsis

273.1717°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

86.8971°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.000010314

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STARLINK-5685 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 10:58:26.660Z	288.365° WNW	2025-07-01 11:02:26.660Z	31.535° NE	40.504°	2025-07-01 11:05:26.660Z	86.856° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 12:40:26.660Z	276.536° WNW	2025-07-01 12:42:26.660Z	231.738° WSW	38.977°	2025-07-01 12:46:26.660Z	128.846° SE
7 mins	2025-07-02 07:34:26.660Z	235.524° WSW	2025-07-02 07:37:26.660Z	159.722° S	42.477°	2025-07-02 07:41:26.660Z	74.837° E
6 mins	2025-07-02 09:15:26.660Z	279.074° WNW	2025-07-02 09:18:26.660Z	8.173° NNE	40.078°	2025-07-02 09:21:26.660Z	70.769° E

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