STARLINK-5932, 55943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5932, 55943 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

55943, 2023-037AF

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5932
1 55943U 23037AF  25349.84453434 -.00000097  00000-0 -36746-6 0  9999
2 55943  69.9993 135.7435 0003108 268.1382  91.9421 14.98333204151429

Epoch: 2025-12-15T20:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T20:16:07.766Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

106.97385°

Altitude

574.544 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 02m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

03:10:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.154 km

Perigee altitude

567.835 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.131 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

69.9993°

RAAN

135.7435°

Arg. of periapsis

268.1382°

True anomaly

91.97769°

Mean anomaly

91.9421°

Eccentric anomaly

91.9599°

Mean motion

3.7475 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-3.6746e-7

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STARLINK-5932 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	2025-12-16 10:48:45.017Z	172.415° S	2025-12-16 10:51:45.017Z	122.549° SE	29.88°	2025-12-16 10:55:45.017Z	43.158° NE
4 mins	2025-12-16 12:28:45.017Z	272.264° WNW	2025-12-16 12:30:45.017Z	308.428° NW	18.62°	2025-12-16 12:32:45.017Z	342.485° N
7 mins	2025-12-16 20:51:45.017Z	339.396° N	2025-12-16 20:54:45.017Z	99.831° ESE	44.386°	2025-12-16 20:58:45.017Z	153.08° SSE

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STARLINK-5932, 55943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T20:16:07.766Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-5932 Visibility forecast

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