STARLINK-5906, 55962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5906, 55962 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

55962, 2023-037BA

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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5906
1 55962U 23037BA  25349.79842930  .00002390  00000-0  20797-3 0  9999
2 55962  69.9998 116.1092 0003495 269.6717  90.4042 14.98342190151904

Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:09:44.291Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

103.98284°

Altitude

574.46 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 44m 26s

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

11:09:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.395 km

Perigee altitude

567.538 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.103 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

69.9998°

RAAN

116.1092°

Arg. of periapsis

269.6717°

True anomaly

90.44425°

Mean anomaly

90.4042°

Eccentric anomaly

90.42422°

Mean motion

3.74752 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00020797

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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-5906 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.
6 mins	2025-12-16 19:45:47.951Z	329.534° NNW	2025-12-16 19:48:47.951Z	202.414° SSW	42.999°	2025-12-16 19:51:47.951Z	163.837° S
6 mins	2025-12-17 09:45:47.951Z	195.949° SSW	2025-12-17 09:47:47.951Z	172.466° S	42.478°	2025-12-17 09:51:47.951Z	27.915° NE

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STARLINK-5906, 55962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T19:09:44.291Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-5906 Visibility forecast

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