STARLINK-5694, 55481
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-5694, 55481 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-5694
1 55481U 23015AJ 25352.46366633 -.00000365 00000-0 -11913-4 0 9993
2 55481 43.0038 60.5015 0001315 270.7375 89.3317 15.02532136158385Epoch: 2025-12-18T11:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-18T11:07:40.770Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
166.2628°
Altitude
558.859 km
Speed
7.584 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 02m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:38:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
561.927 km
Perigee altitude
560.102 km
Semi-major axis
6,939.152 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
43.0038°
RAAN
60.5015°
Arg. of periapsis
270.7375°
True anomaly
89.34677°
Mean anomaly
89.3317°
Eccentric anomaly
89.33923°
Mean motion
3.75477 °/min
Orbital period
95.88 mins
BSTAR
-0.000011913
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2023 (2023-02-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-5694 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-12-19 11:25:47.360Z | 287.47° WNW | 2025-12-19 11:29:47.360Z | 15.407° NNE | 40.801° | 2025-12-19 11:33:47.360Z | 88.345° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-19 13:07:47.360Z | 279.017° WNW | 2025-12-19 13:10:47.360Z | 178.358° S | 39.887° | 2025-12-19 13:13:47.360Z | 127.804° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-12-20 08:02:47.360Z | 229.775° WSW | 2025-12-20 08:04:47.360Z | 177.717° S | 41.363° | 2025-12-20 08:08:47.360Z | 75.791° E |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-20 09:42:47.360Z | 276.97° WNW | 2025-12-20 09:45:47.360Z | 352.775° N | 40.545° | 2025-12-20 09:49:47.360Z | 73.263° E |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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