STARLINK-5909, 55938

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5909, 55938 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

55938, 2023-037AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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)

2023-03-17 (2 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, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5909
1 55938U 23037AA  25197.18536223  .00000636  00000-0  61042-4 0  9991
2 55938  69.9999 160.7861 0003157 267.4477  92.6321 14.98340470128896

Epoch: 2025-07-16T04:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T04:26:55.296Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

159.78654°

Altitude

574.549 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 43m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.86166°

Longitude

7.38712°

Altitude

590.03 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 03m 19s

Apparent Declination

-78° 13' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:09:09

Azimuth

194.313° SSW

Elevation

-45.224°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.165 km

Perigee altitude

567.778 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.109 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

69.9999°

RAAN

160.7861°

Arg. of periapsis

267.4477°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

92.6321°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74751 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000061042

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STARLINK-5909 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	2025-07-16 22:12:03.962Z	154.851° SSE	2025-07-16 22:15:03.962Z	103.284° ESE	21.744°	2025-07-16 22:18:03.962Z	54.414° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-16 23:51:03.962Z	257.392° W	2025-07-16 23:53:03.962Z	300.179° NW	25.383°	2025-07-16 23:56:03.962Z	356.592° N
6 mins	2025-07-17 08:15:03.962Z	357.226° N	2025-07-17 08:17:03.962Z	52.103° ENE	37.559°	2025-07-17 08:21:03.962Z	138.274° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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