STARLINK-6117, 56130

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6117, 56130 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

56130, 2023-046AQ

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-6117
1 56130U 23046AQ  25121.79962898 -.00002887  00000-0 -19882-3 0  9997
2 56130  43.0032  40.8607 0001266 291.5968  68.4739 15.02523576115290

Epoch: 2025-05-01T19:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T19:11:27.943Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-106.9712°

Altitude

558.574 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 43m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-16.09903°

Longitude

86.77472°

Altitude

562.402 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 07m 15s

Apparent Declination

-36° 53' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:21:04

Azimuth

255.097° W

Elevation

-46.332°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.92 km

Perigee altitude

560.163 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.178 km

Eccentricity

0.0001266

Inclination

43.0032°

RAAN

40.8607°

Arg. of periapsis

291.5968°

True anomaly

68.4874°

Mean anomaly

68.4739°

Eccentric anomaly

68.48065°

Mean motion

3.75475 °/min

BSTAR

-0.00019882

Orbital period

95.88 mins

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STARLINK-6117 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 20:53:39.309Z	191.33° SSW	2025-05-02 20:56:39.309Z	142.35° SSE	20.108°	2025-05-02 20:59:39.309Z	94.899° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-02 22:34:39.309Z	243.839° WSW	2025-05-02 22:36:39.309Z	207.228° SW	44.229°	2025-05-02 22:40:39.309Z	73.006° E
7 mins	2025-05-03 00:14:39.309Z	282.3° WNW	2025-05-03 00:17:39.309Z	352.865° N	39.541°	2025-05-03 00:21:39.309Z	75.8° E
7 mins	2025-05-03 01:55:39.309Z	290.232° WNW	2025-05-03 01:58:39.309Z	16.424° NNE	44.352°	2025-05-03 02:02:39.309Z	102.3° ESE
6 mins	2025-05-03 03:36:39.309Z	265.415° W	2025-05-03 03:38:39.309Z	226.51° WSW	27.808°	2025-05-03 03:42:39.309Z	149.447° SSE

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