STARLINK-5930, 55928

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5930, 55928 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

55928, 2023-037Q

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-5930
1 55928U 23037Q   25350.19110266  .00000721  00000-0  68190-4 0  9993
2 55928  69.9990 154.8330 0002945 271.3670  88.7152 14.98324321150984

Epoch: 2025-12-16T04:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-16T04:35:11.269Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

0.95718°

Altitude

574.452 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 19m 19s

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

20:40:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.068 km

Perigee altitude

567.976 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.159 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

69.999°

RAAN

154.833°

Arg. of periapsis

271.367°

True anomaly

88.74894°

Mean anomaly

88.7152°

Eccentric anomaly

88.73207°

Mean motion

3.74747 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00006819

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STARLINK-5930 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	2025-12-16 22:46:41.089Z	315.321° NNW	2025-12-16 22:49:41.089Z	256.122° W	31.982°	2025-12-16 22:52:41.089Z	189.215° SSW
7 mins	2025-12-17 12:46:41.089Z	221.656° SW	2025-12-17 12:49:41.089Z	292.289° WNW	39.693°	2025-12-17 12:53:41.089Z	15.541° NNE
5 mins	2025-12-17 21:11:41.089Z	13.541° NNE	2025-12-17 21:13:41.089Z	52.928° ENE	23.663°	2025-12-17 21:16:41.089Z	108.904° ESE

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STARLINK-5930, 55928

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: 2025-12-16T04:35:11.269Z)

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

STARLINK-5930 Visibility forecast

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