STARLINK-6256, 56401

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6256, 56401 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

56401, 2023-061AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6256
1 56401U 23061AD  25189.00262855 -.00000295  00000-0 -67799-5 0  9992
2 56401  43.0044  61.3400 0001046 263.9599  96.1124 15.02531784120531

Epoch: 2025-07-08T00:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T00:03:47.106Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

134.18982°

Altitude

558.948 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 05m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.35288°

Longitude

-174.64739°

Altitude

561.684 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 49m 54s

Apparent Declination

1° 07' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:48:40

Azimuth

68.567° E

Elevation

-21.985°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.742 km

Perigee altitude

560.29 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.153 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

43.0044°

RAAN

61.34°

Arg. of periapsis

263.9599°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

96.1124°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000067799

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STARLINK-6256 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	2025-07-08 17:46:55.682Z	184.781° SSW	2025-07-08 17:49:55.682Z	138.723° SSE	17.045°	2025-07-08 17:51:55.682Z	106.587° ESE
7 mins	2025-07-08 19:26:55.682Z	238.753° WSW	2025-07-08 19:29:55.682Z	161.198° S	43.423°	2025-07-08 19:33:55.682Z	74.112° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 21:07:55.682Z	280.621° WNW	2025-07-08 21:10:55.682Z	7.244° NNE	39.817°	2025-07-08 21:13:55.682Z	71.256° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 22:48:55.682Z	291.741° WNW	2025-07-08 22:51:55.682Z	41.023° NE	43.035°	2025-07-08 22:54:55.682Z	96.314° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 00:29:55.682Z	267.075° W	2025-07-09 00:31:55.682Z	222.266° SW	31.726°	2025-07-09 00:35:55.682Z	142.499° SSE

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