Satellite description
STARLINK-6248, 57082 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 22 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 4.5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Sunlit
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
561.985 km
Perigee altitude
560.054 km
Semi-major axis
6,939.156 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
43.0056°
RAAN
347.9546°
Arg. of periapsis
270.6629°
True anomaly
89.42135°
Mean anomaly
89.4054°
Eccentric anomaly
89.41338°
Mean motion
3.75477 °/min
Orbital period
95.88 mins
BSTAR
-0.0000034096