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

55481, 2023-015AJ

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-5694
1 55481U 23015AJ  25181.28320057  .00001228  00000-0  10593-3 0  9992
2 55481  43.0017 270.6463 0001756 281.2617  78.8027 15.02540056132639

Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:47:48.529Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-109.90121°

Altitude

558.609 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 02m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.5818°

Longitude

178.0388°

Altitude

570.143 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 19m 21s

Apparent Declination

-44° 10' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:14:20

Azimuth

249.25° W

Elevation

-66.552°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.209 km

Perigee altitude

559.772 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.128 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

43.0017°

RAAN

270.6463°

Arg. of periapsis

281.2617°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

78.8027°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75479 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00010593

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 10:10:02.167Z	250.933° W	2025-07-01 10:14:02.167Z	69.673° E	44.489°	2025-07-01 10:17:02.167Z	71.833° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 11:52:02.167Z	287.373° WNW	2025-07-01 11:55:02.167Z	21.925° NNE	38.603°	2025-07-01 11:58:02.167Z	75.583° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 13:33:02.167Z	289.38° WNW	2025-07-01 13:36:02.167Z	95.852° ESE	43.162°	2025-07-01 13:39:02.167Z	106.595° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-01 15:14:02.167Z	255.505° W	2025-07-01 15:16:02.167Z	212.11° SW	24.93°	2025-07-01 15:19:02.167Z	159.034° S
6 mins	2025-07-02 08:28:02.167Z	201.681° SSW	2025-07-02 08:30:02.167Z	157.588° S	29.588°	2025-07-02 08:34:02.167Z	83.418° E

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