STARLINK-5856, 55914

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5856, 55914 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

55914, 2023-037A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-03-17 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5856
1 55914U 23037A   25348.90597843  .00001389  00000-0  12421-3 0  9990
2 55914  69.9987 158.3771 0002595 270.0005  90.0856 14.98311701151472

Epoch: 2025-12-14T21:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T21:44:36.536Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

108.41266°

Altitude

574.539 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 33m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:22:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.864 km

Perigee altitude

568.258 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.198 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

69.9987°

RAAN

158.3771°

Arg. of periapsis

270.0005°

True anomaly

90.11534°

Mean anomaly

90.0856°

Eccentric anomaly

90.10047°

Mean motion

3.74744 °/min

Orbital period

96.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00012421

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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2023 (2023-03-17 UTC)

FALCON 9 DEB, 55968 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5856 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	2025-12-15 22:19:19.592Z	341.457° N	2025-12-15 22:23:19.592Z	100.529° ESE	42.059°	2025-12-15 22:26:19.592Z	146.744° SSE
6 mins	2025-12-16 12:20:19.592Z	175.536° S	2025-12-16 12:23:19.592Z	88.108° E	35.375°	2025-12-16 12:26:19.592Z	38.458° NE

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STARLINK-5856, 55914

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T21:44:36.536Z)

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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 2023 (2023-03-17 UTC)

STARLINK-5856 Visibility forecast

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