▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	43.0028°
Eccentricity	0.0001608
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	484 km
Perigee	482 km
Mean motion	15.27568168 rev/day
RAAN	105.2036°
Arg of perigee	254.2295°
Mean anomaly	105.8379°
B*	-3.7706e-5
Rev at epoch	18,113

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 55994U 23042J 26188.11699815 -.00001299 00000-0 -37706-4 0 9998

2 55994 43.0028 105.2036 0001608 254.2295 105.8379 15.27568168181138

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-5956",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-042J",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:48:28.64+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27568168,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001608,
  "INCLINATION": 43.0028,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 105.2036,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 254.2295,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 105.8379,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 55994,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 18113,
  "BSTAR": -0.000037706,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00001299,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	STARLINK-5956
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Mar 24, 2023HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	305HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/55994

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.