Space Brief 18 May 2025
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STARLING 3 (57389)
COSPAR: 2023-100D | Alt Name: Starling 3
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Launch Details
Launch Date
July 18, 2023
Launch Site
RLLB
Launch Pad
LC1B
Launch Vehicle
Electron
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
57389
International Designator
2023-100D
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:25:57 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
99.50°
Right Ascension
228.93°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
21.39°
Period
95.19 min
Mean Motion
15.13 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
STARLING 3
Alternative Name
Starling 3
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
ARC
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 57389U 23100D 26200.30969645 .00003054 00000+0 17975-3 0 9993
2 57389 99.5047 228.9300 0005274 21.3854 338.7590 15.12723620164929
Source: Celestrak
Summary
STARLING 3 is a CubeSat (6U) satellite, also known as Starling 3, launched by ARC on July 18, 2023, from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B (RLLB), LC1B, using an Electron launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 0.2 meters in diameter with a span of 0.5 meters. It weighs 12 kilograms at launch and has the same dry mass. Its primary mission is technology demonstration. POWERED BY two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, STARLING 3 is designed to operate for approximately six months. The satellite was manufactured by BLCAN and is shaped as a box with two panels.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.2
Span
0.5
Dry Mass
12
Launch Mass
12
Shape
Box + 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Starling 3
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
BLCAN
Life Expectancy
6 months
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
CubeSat (6U)
Motor
?
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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