STARLINK-6288, 56398

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6288, 56398 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

56398, 2023-061AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6288
1 56398U 23061AA  25189.06662707  .00000204  00000-0  30159-4 0  9990
2 56398  43.0053  73.9712 0001215 270.1075  89.9628 15.02535250120393

Epoch: 2025-07-08T01:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T01:35:56.578Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

123.71847°

Altitude

558.86 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 55m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

14.63353°

Longitude

-75.49688°

Altitude

558.496 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 27m 03s

Apparent Declination

-11° 21' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:10:39

Azimuth

351.628° N

Elevation

-61.216°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.848 km

Perigee altitude

560.162 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.142 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

43.0053°

RAAN

73.9712°

Arg. of periapsis

270.1075°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

89.9628°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000030159

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STARLINK-6288 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 19:20:50.842Z	206.44° SW	2025-07-08 19:23:50.842Z	145.068° SSE	28.818°	2025-07-08 19:26:50.842Z	88.386° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 21:01:50.842Z	261.32° W	2025-07-08 21:03:50.842Z	291.992° WNW	43.07°	2025-07-08 21:07:50.842Z	70.729° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 22:42:50.842Z	292.837° NW	2025-07-08 22:44:50.842Z	342.67° N	38.986°	2025-07-08 22:48:50.842Z	80.661° E
7 mins	2025-07-09 00:22:50.842Z	286.292° WNW	2025-07-09 00:25:50.842Z	235.191° WSW	44.365°	2025-07-09 00:29:50.842Z	114.757° SE
4 mins	2025-07-09 02:04:50.842Z	244.187° WSW	2025-07-09 02:05:50.842Z	225.484° WSW	19.513°	2025-07-09 02:08:50.842Z	173.14° S

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