STARLINK-6156, 56374

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6156, 56374 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 04 May 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

56374, 2023-061A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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)

2023-05-04 (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 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6156
1 56374U 23061A   25188.79490353  .00000673  00000-0  64874-4 0  9990
2 56374  43.0029  88.3735 0001164 249.4925 110.5792 15.02535299121017

Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:04:39.664Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-123.79096°

Altitude

559.144 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 53m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.61319°

Longitude

56.62168°

Altitude

559.268 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 47m 12s

Apparent Declination

-22° 39' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:09:49

Azimuth

302.662° NW

Elevation

-63.133°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.813 km

Perigee altitude

560.197 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

43.0029°

RAAN

88.3735°

Arg. of periapsis

249.4925°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

110.5792°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000064874

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STARLINK-6156 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	2025-07-08 20:50:00.774Z	227.484° WSW	2025-07-08 20:53:00.774Z	143.135° SSE	39.63°	2025-07-08 20:56:00.774Z	79.381° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 22:31:00.774Z	276.566° WNW	2025-07-08 22:34:00.774Z	24.743° NE	39.794°	2025-07-08 22:37:00.774Z	70.812° E
6 mins	2025-07-09 00:12:00.774Z	293.663° NW	2025-07-09 00:15:00.774Z	48.029° ENE	40.187°	2025-07-09 00:18:00.774Z	90.431° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 01:53:00.774Z	271.374° WNW	2025-07-09 01:55:00.774Z	216.119° SW	37.456°	2025-07-09 01:59:00.774Z	132.54° SE

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