STARLINK-30099, 56304

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-30099, 56304 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 19 Apr 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

56304, 2023-056U

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-04-19 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 29 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-30099
1 56304U 23056U   25127.21502388  .00000144  00000-0  25770-4 0  9994
2 56304  43.0047  75.3636 0001222 272.9601  87.1101 15.02533160113326

Epoch: 2025-05-07T05:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T05:09:38.063Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

132.65188°

Altitude

558.824 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

42.92296°

Longitude

-133.66528°

Altitude

563.053 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 21m 09s

Apparent Declination

5° 21' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:35:41

Azimuth

56.54° ENE

Elevation

-26.406°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.859 km

Perigee altitude

560.163 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.148 km

Eccentricity

0.0001222

Inclination

43.0047°

RAAN

75.3636°

Arg. of periapsis

272.9601°

True anomaly

87.12409°

Mean anomaly

87.1101°

Eccentric anomaly

87.11709°

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

BSTAR

0.00002577

Orbital period

95.88 mins

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2023 (2023-04-19 UTC)

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STARLINK-30103, 56290

STARLINK-30113, 56291

STARLINK-30098, 56292

STARLINK-30090, 56293

STARLINK-30049, 56294

STARLINK-30083, 56295

STARLINK-30089, 56296

STARLINK-30086, 56297

STARLINK-30109, 56298

STARLINK-30108, 56299

STARLINK-30104, 56300

STARLINK-30099 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.
5 mins	2025-05-07 22:53:16.126Z	185.098° SSW	2025-05-07 22:56:16.126Z	134.826° SE	18.408°	2025-05-07 22:58:16.126Z	102.831° ESE
7 mins	2025-05-08 00:33:16.126Z	241.731° WSW	2025-05-08 00:36:16.126Z	131.477° SE	43.974°	2025-05-08 00:40:16.126Z	73.26° E
6 mins	2025-05-08 02:14:16.126Z	283.25° WNW	2025-05-08 02:17:16.126Z	18.072° NNE	39.047°	2025-05-08 02:20:16.126Z	72.729° E
6 mins	2025-05-08 03:55:16.126Z	291.785° WNW	2025-05-08 03:58:16.126Z	62.847° ENE	42.694°	2025-05-08 04:01:16.126Z	99.154° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-08 05:36:16.126Z	262.667° W	2025-05-08 05:38:16.126Z	215.004° SW	30.175°	2025-05-08 05:41:16.126Z	151.243° SSE

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