STARLINK-5694, 55481

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5694, 55481 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

55481, 2023-015AJ

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-5694
1 55481U 23015AJ  25196.37366413 -.00000341  00000-0 -10193-4 0  9998
2 55481  43.0023 188.6506 0001429 291.0198  69.0491 15.02532413134909

Epoch: 2025-07-15T08:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T08:58:04.58Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

120.66234°

Altitude

558.514 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.464°

Longitude

-42.4706°

Altitude

562.701 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 00m 18s

Apparent Declination

-31° 38' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:38:17

Azimuth

274.904° WNW

Elevation

-60.247°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.006 km

Perigee altitude

560.023 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.151 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0023°

RAAN

188.6506°

Arg. of periapsis

291.0198°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

69.0491°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.000010193

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STARLINK-5694 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	2025-07-16 02:42:54.342Z	217.581° SW	2025-07-16 02:46:54.342Z	132.645° SE	31.806°	2025-07-16 02:49:54.342Z	83.217° E
7 mins	2025-07-16 04:23:54.342Z	264.679° W	2025-07-16 04:26:54.342Z	334.428° NNW	43.222°	2025-07-16 04:30:54.342Z	71.078° E
7 mins	2025-07-16 06:04:54.342Z	289.505° WNW	2025-07-16 06:07:54.342Z	1.559° NNE	40.09°	2025-07-16 06:11:54.342Z	84.548° E
7 mins	2025-07-16 07:45:54.342Z	283.181° WNW	2025-07-16 07:48:54.342Z	184.081° SSW	42.983°	2025-07-16 07:52:54.342Z	119.913° SE

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