STARLINK-6178, 56387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6178, 56387 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

56387, 2023-061P

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6178
1 56387U 23061P   25218.52703644  .00000507  00000-0  52627-4 0  9998
2 56387  43.0030 286.1675 0001253 271.8523  88.2176 15.02536422124396

Epoch: 2025-08-06T12:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-06T12:38:55.948Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

141.12986°

Altitude

558.83 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 04m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.90479°

Longitude

54.87873°

Altitude

571.469 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 40m 17s

Apparent Declination

-49° 14' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:53:02

Azimuth

238.295° WSW

Elevation

-59.233°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.871 km

Perigee altitude

560.132 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.139 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

43.003°

RAAN

286.1675°

Arg. of periapsis

271.8523°

True anomaly

88.23195°

Mean anomaly

88.2176°

Eccentric anomaly

88.22478°

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000052627

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STARLINK-6178 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	2025-08-07 08:01:28.886Z	217.425° SW	2025-08-07 08:03:28.886Z	167.092° S	36.888°	2025-08-07 08:07:28.886Z	78.906° E
7 mins	2025-08-07 09:41:28.886Z	271.232° WNW	2025-08-07 09:44:28.886Z	356.434° N	41.904°	2025-08-07 09:48:28.886Z	71.991° E
7 mins	2025-08-07 11:22:28.886Z	291.46° WNW	2025-08-07 11:25:28.886Z	16.799° NNE	41.016°	2025-08-07 11:29:28.886Z	89.249° E
6 mins	2025-08-07 13:03:28.886Z	277.983° WNW	2025-08-07 13:06:28.886Z	179.571° S	39.089°	2025-08-07 13:09:28.886Z	129.355° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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