STARLINK-5953, 56799

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-5953, 56799 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

56799, 2023-078AJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-5953
1 56799U 23078AJ  25216.21264369  .00000347  00000-0  36900-4 0  9991
2 56799  70.0003 172.8137 0003237 263.9705  96.1085 14.98331760120367

Epoch: 2025-08-04T05:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T05:06:12.414Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

143.23861°

Altitude

574.714 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 31m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.91715°

Longitude

-60.09751°

Altitude

580.291 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 59m 39s

Apparent Declination

18° 20' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:21:34

Azimuth

297.073° NW

Elevation

-3.026°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.248 km

Perigee altitude

567.75 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.136 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

70.0003°

RAAN

172.8137°

Arg. of periapsis

263.9705°

True anomaly

96.14538°

Mean anomaly

96.1085°

Eccentric anomaly

96.12694°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0000369

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STARLINK-5953 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	2025-08-04 22:53:04.572Z	222.472° SW	2025-08-04 22:55:04.572Z	266.424° W	39.929°	2025-08-04 22:59:04.572Z	15.774° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-05 07:18:04.572Z	24.738° NE	2025-08-05 07:20:04.572Z	68.356° E	22.145°	2025-08-05 07:22:04.572Z	103.251° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-05 08:56:04.572Z	292.531° NW	2025-08-05 08:58:04.572Z	247.329° WSW	24.757°	2025-08-05 09:01:04.572Z	197.295° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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