STARLINK-5976, 56343

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5976, 56343 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 27 Apr 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

56343, 2023-058AC

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~260 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-04-27 (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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-5976
1 56343U 23058AC  26171.42791713  .00007414  00000-0  51767-3 0  9995
2 56343  97.3353 171.3596 0002134  84.9647 275.1824 15.05618895173652

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:16:12.040Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

108.66675°

Altitude

552.546 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 25m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:30:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.066 km

Perigee altitude

545.111 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.726 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

97.3353°

RAAN

171.3596°

Arg. of periapsis

84.9647°

True anomaly

275.15805°

Mean anomaly

275.1824°

Eccentric anomaly

275.17022°

Mean motion

3.76651 °/min

Orbital period

95.58 mins

BSTAR

0.00051767

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2023 (2023-04-27 UTC)

FALCON 9 DEB, 56366 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-5976 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	2026-06-22 12:16:51.766Z	33.031° NE	2026-06-22 12:19:51.766Z	82.033° E	27.02°	2026-06-22 12:22:51.766Z	152.391° SSE
5 mins	2026-06-23 00:36:51.766Z	210.576° SW	2026-06-23 00:38:51.766Z	260.205° W	29.284°	2026-06-23 00:41:51.766Z	324.255° NNW

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STARLINK-5976, 56343

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:16:12.040Z)

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STARLINK-5976 Visibility forecast

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