STARLINK-6105, 56118

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6105, 56118 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 29 Mar 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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.

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Identifier

56118, 2023-046AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-03-29 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6105
1 56118U 23046AB  25121.92289705  .00010608  00000-0  46306-3 0  9996
2 56118  43.0040  45.4069 0000977 230.1436 129.9328 15.22193848115794

Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:08:58.305Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-146.92293°

Altitude

499.432 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 01m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-42.93066°

Longitude

114.79534°

Altitude

511.911 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 17m 27s

Apparent Declination

-41° 58' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:07:58

Azimuth

106.27° ESE

Elevation

-80.251°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.837 km

Perigee altitude

500.493 km

Semi-major axis

6,879.302 km

Eccentricity

0.0000977

Inclination

43.004°

RAAN

45.4069°

Arg. of periapsis

230.1436°

True anomaly

129.94138°

Mean anomaly

129.9328°

Eccentric anomaly

129.93709°

Mean motion

3.80388 °/min

BSTAR

0.00046306

Orbital period

94.64 mins

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STARLINK-6105 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-05-02 03:19:23.639Z	284.576° WNW	2025-05-02 03:22:23.639Z	180.259° SSW	43.483°	2025-05-02 03:25:23.639Z	118.831° SE
5 mins	2025-05-02 21:59:23.639Z	207.281° SW	2025-05-02 22:01:23.639Z	156.528° SSE	31.321°	2025-05-02 22:04:23.639Z	86.721° E
6 mins	2025-05-02 23:38:23.639Z	267.462° W	2025-05-02 23:40:23.639Z	309.002° NW	41.725°	2025-05-02 23:44:23.639Z	70.664° E
5 mins	2025-05-03 01:18:23.639Z	297.373° NW	2025-05-03 01:20:23.639Z	10.033° NNE	39.061°	2025-05-03 01:23:23.639Z	81.074° E

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