Satellite · NORAD 56361 · COSPAR 2023-058AW
STARLINK-5550
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
550.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.59km/s
Inclination
97.28°
Period
95.5 min
95.5 min
Perigee
540km
Apogee
543km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC (6.0 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 56.935° N
- Longitude
- 52.909° W
- Altitude
- 550.1 km
- Velocity
- 7.593 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 27 Apr 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-058
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB56363DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB56364DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB56365DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB56366DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-603856317PayloadActive
- STARLINK-595456318PayloadActive
- STARLINK-603956319PayloadActive
- STARLINK-598856320PayloadActive
- STARLINK-587656321PayloadActive
- STARLINK-603356322PayloadActive
- STARLINK-603556323PayloadActive
- STARLINK-603456324PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 56361
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-058AW
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXMK8BBGTM6FSSB6GMX
- Canonical slug
- starlink-5550-56361
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.