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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

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

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 (2 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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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLING 2
1 57387U 23100B   25202.20626492  .00003202  00000-0  23868-3 0  9995
2 57387  99.4820 138.9488 0007261 104.9543 255.2481 15.03886003110101

Epoch: 2025-07-21T04:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-21T04:57:01.289Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

125.47544°

Altitude

559.214 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 15m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

33.99634°

Longitude

119.62117°

Altitude

557.611 km

Speed

7.587 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 28m 05s

Apparent Declination

-2° 28' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:15:04

Azimuth

79.981° E

Elevation

-15.528°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

557.047 km

Perigee altitude

546.983 km

Semi-major axis

6,930.152 km

Eccentricity

0.00073

Inclination

99.482°

RAAN

138.9488°

Arg. of periapsis

104.9543°

True anomaly

255.16766°

Mean anomaly

255.2481°

Eccentric anomaly

255.20788°

Mean motion

3.76209 °/min

Orbital period

95.69 mins

BSTAR

0.00023868

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STARLING 2 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-21 19:26:49.253Z	147.906° SSE	2025-07-21 19:30:49.253Z	41.935° NE	37.283°	2025-07-21 19:33:49.253Z	356.154° N
5 mins	2025-07-22 08:40:49.253Z	25.993° NE	2025-07-22 08:42:49.253Z	91.124° ESE	42.788°	2025-07-22 08:45:49.253Z	184.901° SSW

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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