STARLINK-5938, 55960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5938, 55960 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

55960, 2023-037AY

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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5938
1 55960U 23037AY  25349.78447317  .00254253  00000-0  19601-1 0  9993
2 55960  69.9996 116.0477 0010308 276.8020  83.1967 15.00135800151901

Epoch: 2025-12-15T18:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T18:49:38.481Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

108.95928°

Altitude

568.062 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 44m 11s

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

12:48:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.58 km

Perigee altitude

557.267 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.561 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

69.9996°

RAAN

116.0477°

Arg. of periapsis

276.802°

True anomaly

83.31401°

Mean anomaly

83.1967°

Eccentric anomaly

83.25535°

Mean motion

3.75201 °/min

Orbital period

95.95 mins

BSTAR

0.019601

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

FALCON 9 DEB, 55966 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 55968 (Decayed)

STARLINK-5898, 55929 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 55967 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5938 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 19:22:41.952Z	345.273° N	2025-12-16 19:25:41.952Z	47.791° ENE	41.02°	2025-12-16 19:29:41.952Z	144.23° SSE
7 mins	2025-12-17 09:20:41.952Z	177.839° S	2025-12-17 09:24:41.952Z	96.335° ESE	32.639°	2025-12-17 09:27:41.952Z	42.297° NE

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STARLINK-5938, 55960

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T18:49:38.481Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-5938 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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