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

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-5932
1 55943U 23037AF  25197.16448438 -.00001775  00000-0 -14103-3 0  9997
2 55943  69.9995 160.7027 0003771 260.2808  99.7926 14.98317558128893

Epoch: 2025-07-16T03:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T03:56:51.45Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

167.23977°

Altitude

574.965 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 42m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

27.9659°

Longitude

-24.75276°

Altitude

575.894 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 29m 26s

Apparent Declination

-9° 44' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:15:33

Azimuth

269.794° W

Elevation

-15.053°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.663 km

Perigee altitude

567.423 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.18 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

69.9995°

RAAN

160.7027°

Arg. of periapsis

260.2808°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

99.7926°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74746 °/min

Orbital period

96.07 mins

BSTAR

-0.00014103

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

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.
6 mins	2025-07-16 23:19:36.842Z	221.911° SW	2025-07-16 23:22:36.842Z	317.793° NNW	39.973°	2025-07-16 23:25:36.842Z	14.105° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-17 07:44:36.842Z	19.472° NNE	2025-07-17 07:46:36.842Z	61.657° ENE	22.963°	2025-07-17 07:49:36.842Z	111.266° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-17 09:22:36.842Z	296.259° NW	2025-07-17 09:24:36.842Z	254.979° W	24.34°	2025-07-17 09:27:36.842Z	200.648° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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