STARLINK-5908, 55951

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5908, 55951 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

55951, 2023-037AP

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-5908
1 55951U 23037AP  25128.72299447  .00000589  00000-0  57166-4 0  9993
2 55951  69.9989 333.2033 0003015 269.6511  90.4303 14.98330596118303

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:21:06.722Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-153.8641°

Altitude

574.494 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 12m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

58.61449°

Longitude

-119.68323°

Altitude

583.279 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 37m 42s

Apparent Declination

37° 44' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:38:22

Azimuth

34.136° NE

Elevation

-2°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.097 km

Perigee altitude

567.908 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.139 km

Eccentricity

0.0003015

Inclination

69.9989°

RAAN

333.2033°

Arg. of periapsis

269.6511°

True anomaly

90.46485°

Mean anomaly

90.4303°

Eccentric anomaly

90.44757°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

BSTAR

0.000057166

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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STARLINK-5908 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.
5 mins	2025-05-09 15:57:13.672Z	256.719° W	2025-05-09 16:00:13.672Z	312.089° NW	21.479°	2025-05-09 16:02:13.672Z	347.375° N
6 mins	2025-05-10 00:21:13.672Z	346.36° N	2025-05-10 00:24:13.672Z	89.659° E	41.378°	2025-05-10 00:27:13.672Z	144.059° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-10 14:21:13.672Z	173.33° S	2025-05-10 14:24:13.672Z	92.361° ESE	34.197°	2025-05-10 14:27:13.672Z	40.262° NE

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