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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5926
1 55944U 23037AG  25197.22706988  .00000129  00000-0  18583-4 0  9999
2 55944  69.9995 160.5287 0003332 264.6434  95.4345 14.98332564128900

Epoch: 2025-07-16T05:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T05:26:58.837Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

144.47327°

Altitude

574.692 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 42m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.80313°

Longitude

-34.17827°

Altitude

574.932 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 49m 07s

Apparent Declination

-48° 03' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:19:08

Azimuth

226.615° WSW

Elevation

-24.226°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.311 km

Perigee altitude

567.681 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.133 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

69.9995°

RAAN

160.5287°

Arg. of periapsis

264.6434°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

95.4345°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000018583

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-16 23:12:10.928Z	211.755° SW	2025-07-16 23:16:10.928Z	299.246° NW	43.064°	2025-07-16 23:20:10.928Z	19.446° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-17 07:38:10.928Z	18.003° NNE	2025-07-17 07:40:10.928Z	55.289° ENE	20.659°	2025-07-17 07:43:10.928Z	105.11° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-17 09:16:10.928Z	303.349° NW	2025-07-17 09:18:10.928Z	263.211° W	27.071°	2025-07-17 09:22:10.928Z	190.547° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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