▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	43.0045°
Eccentricity	0.0001278
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	484 km
Perigee	482 km
Mean motion	15.27563345 rev/day
RAAN	91.1850°
Arg of perigee	269.1293°
Mean anomaly	90.9413°
B*	-6.6080e-5
Rev at epoch	18,128

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 56012U 23042AC 26187.98031675 -.00002079 00000-0 -66080-4 0 9992

2 56012 43.0045 91.1850 0001278 269.1293 90.9413 15.27563345181283

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-5940",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-042AC",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T23:31:39.367+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27563345,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001278,
  "INCLINATION": 43.0045,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 91.185,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 269.1293,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 90.9413,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56012,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 18128,
  "BSTAR": -0.00006608,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00002079,
  "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-5940
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/56012

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