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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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-1096
1 44942U 20001AE  25331.84423789  .07650133  12434-4  34386-3 0  9995
2 44942  52.9663 162.7754 0004811 254.3030 105.7486 16.43209441328401

Epoch: 2025-11-27T20:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-27T20:15:42.153Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

151.8544°

Altitude

159.055 km

Speed

7.812 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 51m 06s

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

23:31:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

160.725 km

Perigee altitude

154.436 km

Semi-major axis

6,535.717 km

Eccentricity

0.00048

Inclination

52.9663°

RAAN

162.7754°

Arg. of periapsis

254.303°

True anomaly

105.80165°

Mean anomaly

105.7486°

Eccentric anomaly

105.77513°

Mean motion

4.10774 °/min

Orbital period

87.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00034386

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

STARLINK-1106, 44923 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1123, 44930

STARLINK-1144, 44933

STARLINK-1079, 44937 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1112, 44925

STARLINK-1114, 44927

STARLINK-1091, 44940

STARLINK-1122, 44949

STARLINK-1090, 44968

STARLINK-1130, 44932 (Decayed)

STARLINK-1080, 44961

STARLINK-1107, 44972

STARLINK-1094, 44941

FALCON 9 DEB, 44975 (Decayed)

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Check out STARLINK-1096, 44942 on other resources

View STARLINK-1096, 44942 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-1096, 44942 on Celestrak

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