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). 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 | 20 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 20 hours ago
0 STARLINK-5688
1 55479U 23015AG 25072.42960836 .00000211 00000-0 30681-4 0 9991
2 55479 43.0029 116.6060 0001227 258.0911 101.9794 15.02540307116554
Epoch: 2025-03-13T10:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-13T10:18:38.162Z)
Latitude | 0° |
Longitude | 150.64302° |
Altitude | 559.021 km |
Speed | 7.584 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 46m 25s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -27.64876° |
Longitude | 0.04613° |
Altitude | 565.552 km |
Speed | 7.579 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 22h 15m 16s |
Apparent Declination | -33° 39' 44" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 10:54:35 |
Azimuth | 54.567° ENE |
Elevation | -79.958° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 561.841 km |
Perigee altitude | 560.138 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,939.127 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0001227 |
Inclination | 43.0029° |
RAAN | 116.606° |
Arg. of periapsis | 258.0911° |
True anomaly | 101.99315° |
Mean anomaly | 101.9794° |
Eccentric anomaly | 101.98628° |
Mean motion | 3.75479 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.000030681 |
Orbital period | 95.88 mins |
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STARLINK-5688 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 07:18:32.155Z | 254.492° W | 2025-03-14 07:22:32.155Z | 54.094° ENE | 43.431° | 2025-03-14 07:25:32.155Z | 71.11° E |
6 mins | 2025-03-14 09:00:32.155Z | 289.905° WNW | 2025-03-14 09:02:32.155Z | 331.733° NNW | 37.987° | 2025-03-14 09:06:32.155Z | 77.76° E |
6 mins | 2025-03-14 10:41:32.155Z | 287.734° WNW | 2025-03-14 10:43:32.155Z | 282.959° WNW | 43.875° | 2025-03-14 10:47:32.155Z | 110.236° ESE |
5 mins | 2025-03-14 12:22:32.155Z | 250.354° W | 2025-03-14 12:24:32.155Z | 208.183° SW | 22.437° | 2025-03-14 12:27:32.155Z | 161.137° S |
5 mins | 2025-03-15 05:36:32.155Z | 204.088° SW | 2025-03-15 05:38:32.155Z | 152.318° SSE | 32.322° | 2025-03-15 05:41:32.155Z | 86.978° E |
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