STARLINK-5554, 56338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5554, 56338 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 27 Apr 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

56338, 2023-058X

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~260 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-04-27 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-5554
1 56338U 23058X   26170.95027439  .00000121  00000-0  12326-4 0  9990
2 56338  97.3383 169.8654 0001626  84.0901 276.0511 15.05657583173510

Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:48:23.707Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-80.40527°

Altitude

552.442 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:28:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.596 km

Perigee altitude

545.344 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.607 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.3383°

RAAN

169.8654°

Arg. of periapsis

84.0901°

True anomaly

276.03257°

Mean anomaly

276.0511°

Eccentric anomaly

276.04184°

Mean motion

3.76661 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.000012326

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2023 (2023-04-27 UTC)

FALCON 9 DEB, 56366 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5554 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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 11:59:23.657Z	42.81° NE	2026-06-22 12:02:23.657Z	93.379° ESE	20.574°	2026-06-22 12:05:23.657Z	145.461° SSE
4 mins	2026-06-22 13:35:23.657Z	327.739° NNW	2026-06-22 13:37:23.657Z	283.102° WNW	22.612°	2026-06-22 13:39:23.657Z	244.379° WSW
6 mins	2026-06-23 00:18:23.657Z	189.421° SSW	2026-06-23 00:21:23.657Z	278.933° WNW	37.21°	2026-06-23 00:24:23.657Z	335.386° NNW

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STARLINK-5554, 56338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:48:23.707Z)

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2023 (2023-04-27 UTC)

STARLINK-5554 Visibility forecast

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