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STARLING 2, 57387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLING 2, 57387 is a payload satellite owned by ARC (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 18 Jul 2023 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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

57387, 2023-100B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Blue Canyon

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

12 kg wet, ~12 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-07-18 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.098 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLING 2
1 57387U 23100B   26092.53420822  .00004949  00000-0  34224-3 0  9995
2 57387  99.5122  92.6605 0005659  17.6621 342.4796 15.06345889148519

Epoch: 2026-04-02T12:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T12:49:15.590Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

69.46423°

Altitude

546.643 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 10m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

07:54:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.381 km

Perigee altitude

540.546 km

Semi-major axis

6,922.6 km

Eccentricity

0.00057

Inclination

99.5122°

RAAN

92.6605°

Arg. of periapsis

17.6621°

True anomaly

342.46006°

Mean anomaly

342.4796°

Eccentric anomaly

342.46983°

Mean motion

3.76825 °/min

Orbital period

95.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00034224

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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 2023 (2023-07-18 UTC)

ELECTRON R/B, 57394 (Decayed)

STARLING 3, 57389

LEMUR 2 DEVERILL-M-T, 57391

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 57393

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STARLING 2 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	2026-04-03 13:18:19.970Z	356.151° N	2026-04-03 13:20:19.970Z	310.925° NW	36.452°	2026-04-03 13:24:19.970Z	213.861° SW
5 mins	2026-04-04 00:02:19.970Z	176.311° S	2026-04-04 00:04:19.970Z	269.338° W	43.632°	2026-04-04 00:07:19.970Z	339.826° N

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STARLING 2, 57387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T12:49:15.590Z)

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Other satellites on launch #100 in the year 2023 (2023-07-18 UTC)

STARLING 2 Visibility forecast

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