STARLINK-5704, 55486

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5704, 55486 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

55486, 2023-015AP

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-5704
1 55486U 23015AP  25181.26653715 -.00000125  00000-0  57890-5 0  9994
2 55486  43.0033 270.4795 0001438 269.6827  90.3850 15.02534075132635

Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:23:48.809Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-104.05275°

Altitude

558.871 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 01m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

36.26397°

Longitude

18.21189°

Altitude

561.718 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 33m 18s

Apparent Declination

0° 07' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:41:31

Azimuth

71.1° E

Elevation

-20.977°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.007 km

Perigee altitude

560.011 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.146 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0033°

RAAN

270.4795°

Arg. of periapsis

269.6827°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.385°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000005789

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STARLINK-5704 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 11:26:07.928Z	278.32° WNW	2025-07-01 11:29:07.928Z	335.376° NNW	39.479°	2025-07-01 11:33:07.928Z	73.406° E
6 mins	2025-07-01 13:08:07.928Z	293.888° NW	2025-07-01 13:10:07.928Z	344.117° N	42.998°	2025-07-01 13:14:07.928Z	97.548° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-01 14:48:07.928Z	271.629° WNW	2025-07-01 14:51:07.928Z	202.419° SSW	31.923°	2025-07-01 14:54:07.928Z	145.462° SSE
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:03:07.928Z	187.143° SSW	2025-07-02 08:05:07.928Z	148.636° SSE	22.792°	2025-07-02 08:08:07.928Z	95.013° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-02 09:43:07.928Z	250.145° W	2025-07-02 09:45:07.928Z	248.271° W	42.973°	2025-07-02 09:49:07.928Z	72.066° E

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