STARLINK-5963, 56780

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5963, 56780 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 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

56780, 2023-078P

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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)

2023-05-31 (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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5963
1 56780U 23078P   25216.17106796  .00000323  00000-0  34881-4 0  9995
2 56780  70.0003 172.6951 0003243 266.1282  93.9506 14.98332998120368

Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:06:20.271Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

158.12825°

Altitude

574.627 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 30m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.69458°

Longitude

170.69152°

Altitude

576.949 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 59m 23s

Apparent Declination

-2° 29' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:19:38

Azimuth

322.444° NNW

Elevation

-46.285°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.248 km

Perigee altitude

567.742 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.132 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

70.0003°

RAAN

172.6951°

Arg. of periapsis

266.1282°

True anomaly

93.98767°

Mean anomaly

93.9506°

Eccentric anomaly

93.96914°

Mean motion

3.7475 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000034881

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STARLINK-5963 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-08-04 07:50:38.057Z	350.925° N	2025-08-04 07:54:38.057Z	68.743° E	32.548°	2025-08-04 07:57:38.057Z	127.082° SE
5 mins	2025-08-04 21:52:38.057Z	147.03° SSE	2025-08-04 21:54:38.057Z	102.664° ESE	24.87°	2025-08-04 21:57:38.057Z	51.18° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-04 23:30:38.057Z	261.663° W	2025-08-04 23:32:38.057Z	300.532° NW	22.549°	2025-08-04 23:35:38.057Z	353.801° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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