STARLINK-5688, 55479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5688, 55479 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

55479, 2023-015AG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5688
1 55479U 23015AG  25181.85215303  .00000330  00000-0  39481-4 0  9990
2 55479  43.0036 242.0376 0001551 273.0250  87.0415 15.02537079133015

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:27:06.021Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

16.10647°

Altitude

558.799 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 08m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-9.99931°

Longitude

-156.14262°

Altitude

560.538 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 41m 44s

Apparent Declination

-29° 28' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:43:02

Azimuth

88.57° E

Elevation

-51.735°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.076 km

Perigee altitude

559.923 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.137 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

43.0036°

RAAN

242.0376°

Arg. of periapsis

273.025°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

87.0415°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000039481

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STARLINK-5688 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 11:11:39.103Z	288.455° WNW	2025-07-01 11:15:39.103Z	16.504° NNE	42.118°	2025-07-01 11:19:39.103Z	93.061° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-01 12:53:39.103Z	274.002° WNW	2025-07-01 12:56:39.103Z	187.184° SSW	35.728°	2025-07-01 12:59:39.103Z	136.104° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-02 06:08:39.103Z	177.71° S	2025-07-02 06:10:39.103Z	142.459° SSE	18.77°	2025-07-02 06:13:39.103Z	96.172° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-02 07:48:39.103Z	240.448° WSW	2025-07-02 07:50:39.103Z	195.323° SSW	43.813°	2025-07-02 07:54:39.103Z	73.58° E
7 mins	2025-07-02 09:28:39.103Z	281.157° WNW	2025-07-02 09:31:39.103Z	353.09° N	39.722°	2025-07-02 09:35:39.103Z	75.096° E

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