STARLINK-5691, 55478
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-5691, 55478 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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 | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 21 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | SpaceX/Seattle |
Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | STARLINK, Unknown motor |
Mass | 305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 10.11 m |
Radar Cross Section | 13.562 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 STARLINK-5691
1 55478U 23015AF 25072.41962402 -.00000355 00000-0 -11197-4 0 9992
2 55478 43.0000 116.5320 0001308 272.0647 88.0045 15.02531944116553
Epoch: 2025-03-13T10:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-13T10:04:15.515Z)
Latitude | -0.00005° |
Longitude | 154.17317° |
Altitude | 558.838 km |
Speed | 7.584 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 46m 07s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 35.28038° |
Longitude | -161.59401° |
Altitude | 561.314 km |
Speed | 7.585 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 07h 24m 20s |
Apparent Declination | -3° 29' 26" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 11:32:10 |
Azimuth | 248.454° W |
Elevation | 18.716° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 561.924 km |
Perigee altitude | 560.108 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,939.153 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0001308 |
Inclination | 43° |
RAAN | 116.532° |
Arg. of periapsis | 272.0647° |
True anomaly | 88.01948° |
Mean anomaly | 88.0045° |
Eccentric anomaly | 88.01199° |
Mean motion | 3.75477 °/min |
BSTAR | -0.000011197 |
Orbital period | 95.88 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 2023 (2023-02-02 UTC)
STARLINK-5691 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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7 mins | 2025-03-14 07:04:00.896Z | 248.024° W | 2025-03-14 07:07:00.896Z | 170.855° S | 44.913° | 2025-03-14 07:11:00.896Z | 72.418° E |
6 mins | 2025-03-14 08:45:00.896Z | 284.577° WNW | 2025-03-14 08:48:00.896Z | 6.128° NNE | 39.367° | 2025-03-14 08:51:00.896Z | 73.398° E |
6 mins | 2025-03-14 10:26:00.896Z | 289.959° WNW | 2025-03-14 10:29:00.896Z | 63.345° ENE | 44.335° | 2025-03-14 10:32:00.896Z | 103.68° ESE |
5 mins | 2025-03-14 12:07:00.896Z | 261.106° W | 2025-03-14 12:09:00.896Z | 219.639° SW | 26.577° | 2025-03-14 12:12:00.896Z | 158.663° S |
6 mins | 2025-03-15 05:21:00.896Z | 201.668° SSW | 2025-03-15 05:24:00.896Z | 135.005° SSE | 27.452° | 2025-03-15 05:27:00.896Z | 86.564° E |
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