STARLINK-5864, 55940

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5864, 55940 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

55940, 2023-037AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5864
1 55940U 23037AC  25128.68545510 -.00000063  00000-0  25361-5 0  9992
2 55940  69.9992 333.4751 0002869 269.4886  90.5945 14.98328358118297

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:27:03.32Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-140.04112°

Altitude

574.506 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 13m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-65.99487°

Longitude

92.03003°

Altitude

594.551 km

Speed

7.563 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 42m 36s

Apparent Declination

-55° 31' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:35:20

Azimuth

209.93° SW

Elevation

-70.835°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.003 km

Perigee altitude

568.016 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.146 km

Eccentricity

0.0002869

Inclination

69.9992°

RAAN

333.4751°

Arg. of periapsis

269.4886°

True anomaly

90.62737°

Mean anomaly

90.5945°

Eccentric anomaly

90.61094°

Mean motion

3.74748 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000025361

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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STARLINK-5864 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	2025-05-09 15:01:11.788Z	202.787° SW	2025-05-09 15:04:11.788Z	197.089° SSW	44.656°	2025-05-09 15:08:11.788Z	24.683° NE
4 mins	2025-05-09 23:27:11.788Z	33.187° NE	2025-05-09 23:28:11.788Z	50.892° ENE	16.922°	2025-05-09 23:31:11.788Z	97.122° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-10 01:04:11.788Z	312.987° NW	2025-05-10 01:07:11.788Z	236.933° WSW	32.902°	2025-05-10 01:10:11.788Z	183.718° SSW

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