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). 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

55478, 2023-015AF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours 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 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5691
1 55478U 23015AF  25195.60308724  .00003636  00000-0  28436-3 0  9996
2 55478  43.0024 167.1878 0002262 255.8139 104.2452 15.02503979135083

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:28:26.737Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

17.36678°

Altitude

559.343 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 08m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.15826°

Longitude

104.29218°

Altitude

563.879 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 33m 09s

Apparent Declination

12° 09' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:34:39

Azimuth

71.31° E

Elevation

-3.102°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.671 km

Perigee altitude

559.532 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.239 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

43.0024°

RAAN

167.1878°

Arg. of periapsis

255.8139°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

104.2452°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7547 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00028436

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STARLINK-5691 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	2025-07-15 03:32:23.070Z	272.303° WNW	2025-07-15 03:35:23.070Z	325.248° NNW	40.541°	2025-07-15 03:39:23.070Z	71.373° E
6 mins	2025-07-15 05:14:23.070Z	294.909° NW	2025-07-15 05:16:23.070Z	344.347° N	41.078°	2025-07-15 05:20:23.070Z	90.521° ESE
7 mins	2025-07-15 06:54:23.070Z	278.082° WNW	2025-07-15 06:57:23.070Z	205.623° SW	38.034°	2025-07-15 07:01:23.070Z	131.151° SE
4 mins	2025-07-16 00:10:23.070Z	167.397° S	2025-07-16 00:11:23.070Z	150.059° SSE	17.305°	2025-07-16 00:14:23.070Z	101.517° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-16 01:49:23.070Z	238.588° WSW	2025-07-16 01:52:23.070Z	115.269° SE	42.621°	2025-07-16 01:55:23.070Z	74.87° E

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