STARLINK-5688, 55479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5688, 55479 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

55479, 2023-015AG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5688
1 55479U 23015AG  25181.58624239  .00000476  00000-0  50308-4 0  9994
2 55479  43.0033 243.4819 0001549 270.5260  89.5405 15.02535063132970

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:04:11.342Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

113.54071°

Altitude

558.852 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 13m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.75661°

Longitude

-49.3821°

Altitude

562.098 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 16m 23s

Apparent Declination

-47° 58' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:57:50

Azimuth

233.203° WSW

Elevation

-34.686°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.081 km

Perigee altitude

559.931 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.143 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

43.0033°

RAAN

243.4819°

Arg. of periapsis

270.526°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

89.5405°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000050308

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STARLINK-5688 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	2025-07-01 07:51:32.563Z	226.774° WSW	2025-07-01 07:53:32.563Z	180.313° SSW	39.786°	2025-07-01 07:57:32.563Z	76.967° E
7 mins	2025-07-01 09:31:32.563Z	274.913° WNW	2025-07-01 09:34:32.563Z	345.591° N	40.874°	2025-07-01 09:38:32.563Z	72.513° E
7 mins	2025-07-01 11:12:32.563Z	291.129° WNW	2025-07-01 11:15:32.563Z	5.944° NNE	42.129°	2025-07-01 11:19:32.563Z	92.807° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-01 12:53:32.563Z	274.863° WNW	2025-07-01 12:56:32.563Z	192.304° SSW	36.127°	2025-07-01 12:59:32.563Z	136.67° SSE

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