STARLINK-5951, 56918
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-5951, 56918 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 12 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 STARLINK-5951
1 56918U 23083AU 26171.17026436 .00000144 00000-0 14774-4 0 9997
2 56918 43.0014 211.7103 0001726 275.2115 84.8539 15.27575938167471Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:05:10.840Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-117.97368°
Altitude
482.731 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 06m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:33:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.191 km
Perigee altitude
483.822 km
Semi-major axis
6,863.143 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
43.0014°
RAAN
211.7103°
Arg. of periapsis
275.2115°
True anomaly
84.8736°
Mean anomaly
84.8539°
Eccentric anomaly
84.86375°
Mean motion
3.81732 °/min
Orbital period
94.31 mins
BSTAR
0.000014774
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2023 (2023-06-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-5951 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 11:31:18.040Z | 262.052° W | 2026-06-22 11:33:18.040Z | 223.844° SW | 22.191° | 2026-06-22 11:36:18.040Z | 162.461° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 04:28:18.040Z | 188.674° SSW | 2026-06-23 04:30:18.040Z | 145.904° SSE | 21.92° | 2026-06-23 04:33:18.040Z | 91.874° ESE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 06:06:18.040Z | 252.497° W | 2026-06-23 06:09:18.040Z | 63.742° ENE | 43.664° | 2026-06-23 06:12:18.040Z | 71.614° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 07:46:18.040Z | 294.901° NW | 2026-06-23 07:48:18.040Z | 12.301° NNE | 37.721° | 2026-06-23 07:51:18.040Z | 75.218° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-23 09:25:18.040Z | 290.27° WNW | 2026-06-23 09:27:18.040Z | 36.043° NE | 44.85° | 2026-06-23 09:30:18.040Z | 105.958° ESE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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