STARLINK-5690, 55480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5690, 55480 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

55480, 2023-015AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5690
1 55480U 23015AH  25181.54020970  .00000192  00000-0  29285-4 0  9999
2 55480  43.0035 269.0551 0001421 269.4703  90.5976 15.02535261132671

Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:57:54.118Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

155.73102°

Altitude

558.871 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 56m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.16022°

Longitude

-118.58223°

Altitude

563.234 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 45m 50s

Apparent Declination

8° 26' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:08:42

Azimuth

67.498° ENE

Elevation

-12.585°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.991 km

Perigee altitude

560.019 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0035°

RAAN

269.0551°

Arg. of periapsis

269.4703°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.5976°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000029285

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STARLINK-5690 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 09:56:34.416Z	245.509° WSW	2025-07-01 10:00:34.416Z	114.281° SE	44.233°	2025-07-01 10:03:34.416Z	73.541° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 11:38:34.416Z	284.752° WNW	2025-07-01 11:41:34.416Z	20.644° NNE	38.746°	2025-07-01 11:44:34.416Z	73.6° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 13:19:34.416Z	291.299° WNW	2025-07-01 13:22:34.416Z	72.811° E	42.755°	2025-07-01 13:25:34.416Z	101.322° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-01 15:00:34.416Z	260.129° W	2025-07-01 15:02:34.416Z	213.072° SW	28.631°	2025-07-01 15:05:34.416Z	153.411° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-02 08:14:34.416Z	195.906° SSW	2025-07-02 08:16:34.416Z	157.044° SSE	25.741°	2025-07-02 08:20:34.416Z	86.376° E

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