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STARLING 3

NORAD 57389· COSPAR 2023-100D· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on Jul 18, 2023 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 16:53 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Jul 18, 2023
Mass
Apogee
534 km
Perigee
527 km
Inclination
99.50°
Period
1.59 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for STARLING 3 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.4 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
527 × 534 km
531534527Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

5 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2023-100 (Electron | Baby Come Back (Rideshare)).

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