STARLINK-6287, 56404

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6287, 56404 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

56404, 2023-061AG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-6287
1 56404U 23061AG  25188.12150636  .00000002  00000-0  15186-4 0  9996
2 56404  43.0045  78.9176 0001267 242.5701 117.5013 15.02534516119968

Epoch: 2025-07-07T02:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T02:54:58.149Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

109.83993°

Altitude

559.268 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 15m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.60581°

Longitude

-60.98552°

Altitude

561.592 km

Speed

7.582 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 40m 50s

Apparent Declination

-28° 44' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:01:44

Azimuth

291.148° WNW

Elevation

-66.797°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.886 km

Perigee altitude

560.128 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.144 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

43.0045°

RAAN

78.9176°

Arg. of periapsis

242.5701°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

117.5013°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000015186

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STARLINK-6287 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 18:58:57.315Z	197.573° SSW	2025-07-08 19:01:57.315Z	147.552° SSE	22.77°	2025-07-08 19:04:57.315Z	94.617° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-08 20:39:57.315Z	250.042° W	2025-07-08 20:41:57.315Z	247.61° W	43.304°	2025-07-08 20:45:57.315Z	72.081° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 22:20:57.315Z	289.291° WNW	2025-07-08 22:22:57.315Z	338.538° N	38.739°	2025-07-08 22:26:57.315Z	76.465° E
6 mins	2025-07-09 00:01:57.315Z	290.218° WNW	2025-07-09 00:03:57.315Z	316.476° NNW	44.391°	2025-07-09 00:07:57.315Z	105.913° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-09 01:42:57.315Z	251.458° W	2025-07-09 01:44:57.315Z	204.021° SW	25.238°	2025-07-09 01:47:57.315Z	155.594° SSE

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