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

Last TLE update

21 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 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5926
1 55944U 23037AG  25128.73134259  .00000234  00000-0  27401-4 0  9991
2 55944  69.9993 333.2332 0002924 267.3978  92.6846 14.98329268118302

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:33Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:33:07.999Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-156.84779°

Altitude

574.578 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 12m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-5.73999°

Longitude

-161.1175°

Altitude

575.332 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 35m 51s

Apparent Declination

-65° 04' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:31:23

Azimuth

192.314° SSW

Elevation

-17.396°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.038 km

Perigee altitude

567.975 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.143 km

Eccentricity

0.0002924

Inclination

69.9993°

RAAN

333.2332°

Arg. of periapsis

267.3978°

True anomaly

92.71807°

Mean anomaly

92.6846°

Eccentric anomaly

92.70133°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

BSTAR

0.000027401

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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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	2025-05-09 14:30:15.530Z	175.943° S	2025-05-09 14:34:15.530Z	90.669° ESE	31.618°	2025-05-09 14:37:15.530Z	41.941° NE
7 mins	2025-05-10 00:33:15.530Z	336.549° NNW	2025-05-10 00:36:15.530Z	103.534° ESE	44.963°	2025-05-10 00:40:15.530Z	155.937° SSE

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