STARLINK-30163, 57309

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-30163, 57309 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 10 Jul 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

57309, 2023-096V

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-07-10 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-30163
1 57309U 23096V   25341.00002315  .00540747  12356-3  14324-2 0  9993
2 57309  42.9780 292.9629 0026733 159.8382 192.6841 15.93183970  5925

Epoch: 2025-12-07T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T00:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

-5.22594°

Longitude

-148.66635°

Altitude

311.371 km

Speed

7.713 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 09m 26s

True Declination

-5° 11' 34"

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

12:18:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

313.224 km

Perigee altitude

277.543 km

Semi-major axis

6,673.52 km

Eccentricity

0.00267

Inclination

42.978°

RAAN

292.9629°

Arg. of periapsis

159.8382°

True anomaly

192.61705°

Mean anomaly

192.6841°

Eccentric anomaly

192.65056°

Mean motion

3.98117 °/min

Orbital period

90.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0014324

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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 2023 (2023-07-10 UTC)

STARLINK-30200, 57306

STARLINK-30206, 57295 (Decayed)

STARLINK-30234, 57297

STARLINK-30184, 57310

STARLINK-30235, 57294

STARLINK-30175, 57311

STARLINK-30209, 57307

STARLINK-30238, 57296

STARLINK-30236, 57300

STARLINK-30177, 57305

STARLINK-30211, 57304 (Decayed)

STARLINK-30198, 57290

STARLINK-30199, 57299 (Decayed)

STARLINK-30210, 57292

STARLINK-30232, 57303

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