STARLINK-5926, 55944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5926, 55944 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

55944, 2023-037AG

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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5926
1 55944U 23037AG  25349.84036490 -.00000145  00000-0 -43540-5 0  9992
2 55944  69.9997 135.7375 0002810 274.0619  86.0218 14.98331447151421

Epoch: 2025-12-15T20:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T20:10:07.527Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

108.47295°

Altitude

574.34 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 02m 56s

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

11:15:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.952 km

Perigee altitude

568.047 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.137 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

69.9997°

RAAN

135.7375°

Arg. of periapsis

274.0619°

True anomaly

86.05392°

Mean anomaly

86.0218°

Eccentric anomaly

86.03786°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

-0.000004354

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 55966 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5926 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 20:44:41.165Z	341.293° N	2025-12-16 20:48:41.165Z	88.443° E	42.541°	2025-12-16 20:51:41.165Z	146.121° SSE
6 mins	2025-12-17 10:45:41.165Z	176.268° S	2025-12-17 10:48:41.165Z	93.839° ESE	35.705°	2025-12-17 10:51:41.165Z	39.238° NE

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STARLINK-5926, 55944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T20:10:07.527Z)

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

STARLINK-5926 Visibility forecast

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