STARLINK-5690, 55480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5690, 55480 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

55480, 2023-015AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5690
1 55480U 23015AH  25186.52605394 -.00000580  00000-0 -27840-4 0  9999
2 55480  43.0029 241.9641 0001496 271.2586  88.8085 15.02531473133421

Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:37:31.06Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

128.82184°

Altitude

558.85 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 07m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.81868°

Longitude

97.88406°

Altitude

564.156 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 26m 28s

Apparent Declination

-74° 05' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:10:23

Azimuth

166.364° S

Elevation

-28.636°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.055 km

Perigee altitude

559.979 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.154 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

43.0029°

RAAN

241.9641°

Arg. of periapsis

271.2586°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

88.8085°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.00002784

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STARLINK-5690 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	2025-07-06 06:21:44.426Z	193.349° SSW	2025-07-06 06:24:44.426Z	137.342° SSE	22.574°	2025-07-06 06:27:44.426Z	90.795° ESE
7 mins	2025-07-06 08:01:44.426Z	250.052° W	2025-07-06 08:04:44.426Z	203.971° SW	44.988°	2025-07-06 08:08:44.426Z	72.117° E
7 mins	2025-07-06 09:42:44.426Z	285.31° WNW	2025-07-06 09:45:44.426Z	5.476° NNE	39.338°	2025-07-06 09:49:44.426Z	77.937° E
7 mins	2025-07-06 11:23:44.426Z	289.424° WNW	2025-07-06 11:26:44.426Z	73.187° E	44.537°	2025-07-06 11:30:44.426Z	106.183° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-06 13:04:44.426Z	259.938° W	2025-07-06 13:06:44.426Z	219.479° SW	25.426°	2025-07-06 13:09:44.426Z	160.639° S

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