STARLINK-5977, 56791

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5977, 56791 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

56791, 2023-078AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5977
1 56791U 23078AA  25131.13958507  .00008433  00000-0  71422-3 0  9995
2 56791  70.0018  27.2036 0002050 219.5317 140.5692 14.98304418107626

Epoch: 2025-05-11T03:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T03:21:00.15Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

107.78164°

Altitude

575.66 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 48m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-56.70457°

Longitude

-40.73857°

Altitude

592.164 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 17m 57s

Apparent Declination

-49° 58' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:22:31

Azimuth

136.902° SSE

Elevation

-74.831°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.507 km

Perigee altitude

568.659 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.22 km

Eccentricity

0.000205

Inclination

70.0018°

RAAN

27.2036°

Arg. of periapsis

219.5317°

True anomaly

140.58412°

Mean anomaly

140.5692°

Eccentric anomaly

140.57666°

Mean motion

3.74742 °/min

BSTAR

0.00071422

Orbital period

96.07 mins

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STARLINK-5977 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	2025-05-12 03:56:14.190Z	341.028° N	2025-05-12 03:59:14.190Z	39.695° NE	43.57°	2025-05-12 04:03:14.190Z	149.985° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-12 17:57:14.190Z	173.91° S	2025-05-12 17:59:14.190Z	114.081° SE	37.809°	2025-05-12 18:03:14.190Z	35.183° NE

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