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STARLINK-1096, 44942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1096, 44942 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Jan 2020 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

44942, 2020-001AE

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-01-07 (6 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1096
1 44942U 20001AE  25260.91349994  .00084180  00000-0  55113-3 0  9998
2 44942  52.9933 164.9378 0002730 125.6331 234.4942 15.75095299317110

Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:55:26.394Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-161.00481°

Altitude

346.325 km

Speed

7.702 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 59m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

23:08:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

346.484 km

Perigee altitude

342.813 km

Semi-major axis

6,722.786 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

52.9933°

RAAN

164.9378°

Arg. of periapsis

125.6331°

True anomaly

234.46874°

Mean anomaly

234.4942°

Eccentric anomaly

234.48147°

Mean motion

3.93749 °/min

Orbital period

91.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00055113

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2020 (2020-01-07 UTC)

STARLINK-1073, 44914 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1082, 44938 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1083, 44939 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1091, 44940

STARLINK-1094, 44941

STARLINK-1100, 44943 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1108, 44944 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1109, 44945 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1110, 44946 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1116, 44947 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1118, 44948 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1122, 44949

STARLINK-1125, 44950 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1126, 44951 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1096, 44942 on other resources

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