STARLINK-6079, 56120

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6079, 56120 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

56120, 2023-046AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

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 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6079
1 56120U 23046AD  25121.82292997  .00000282  00000-0  35962-4 0  9999
2 56120  43.0045  41.0362 0001050 274.8691  85.2031 15.02535080115297

Epoch: 2025-05-01T19:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T19:45:01.149Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-115.20701°

Altitude

558.8 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 44m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-8.82838°

Longitude

70.15777°

Altitude

560.384 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 59m 40s

Apparent Declination

-29° 09' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:51:47

Azimuth

270.768° WNW

Elevation

-50.33°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.734 km

Perigee altitude

560.277 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.143 km

Eccentricity

0.000105

Inclination

43.0045°

RAAN

41.0362°

Arg. of periapsis

274.8691°

True anomaly

85.21509°

Mean anomaly

85.2031°

Eccentric anomaly

85.2091°

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

BSTAR

0.000035962

Orbital period

95.88 mins

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STARLINK-6079 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.
7 mins	2025-05-02 21:28:17.470Z	211.191° SW	2025-05-02 21:31:17.470Z	158.707° S	29.434°	2025-05-02 21:35:17.470Z	83.679° E
6 mins	2025-05-02 23:09:17.470Z	261.509° W	2025-05-02 23:12:17.470Z	14.985° NNE	43.761°	2025-05-02 23:15:17.470Z	69.855° E
6 mins	2025-05-03 00:50:17.470Z	290.144° WNW	2025-05-03 00:53:17.470Z	20.23° NNE	39.292°	2025-05-03 00:56:17.470Z	79.594° E
6 mins	2025-05-03 02:31:17.470Z	284.735° WNW	2025-05-03 02:34:17.470Z	144.609° SSE	42.855°	2025-05-03 02:37:17.470Z	116.516° SE
4 mins	2025-05-03 04:12:17.470Z	249.874° W	2025-05-03 04:14:17.470Z	213.402° SW	18.991°	2025-05-03 04:16:17.470Z	179.227° S

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