STARLINK-6285, 56405

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6285, 56405 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

56405, 2023-061AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6285
1 56405U 23061AH  25189.39013620  .00000493  00000-0  51541-4 0  9997
2 56405  43.0045  72.0985 0000903 253.3570 106.7173 15.02534784120441

Epoch: 2025-07-08T09:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T09:21:47.767Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

5.06361°

Altitude

559.042 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.72248°

Longitude

-153.75583°

Altitude

562.992 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 56m 00s

Apparent Declination

-31° 11' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:11:27

Azimuth

284.212° WNW

Elevation

-67.126°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.633 km

Perigee altitude

560.38 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.143 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

43.0045°

RAAN

72.0985°

Arg. of periapsis

253.357°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

106.7173°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000051541

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STARLINK-6285 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 19:07:38.865Z	198.208° SSW	2025-07-08 19:10:38.865Z	139.665° SSE	24.902°	2025-07-08 19:13:38.865Z	89.864° E
7 mins	2025-07-08 20:47:38.865Z	253.815° W	2025-07-08 20:50:38.865Z	286.734° WNW	44.705°	2025-07-08 20:54:38.865Z	71.574° E
7 mins	2025-07-08 22:28:38.865Z	285.997° WNW	2025-07-08 22:31:38.865Z	357.157° N	39.355°	2025-07-08 22:35:38.865Z	78.92° E
7 mins	2025-07-09 00:09:38.865Z	288.189° WNW	2025-07-09 00:12:38.865Z	107.369° ESE	44.962°	2025-07-09 00:16:38.865Z	109.28° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-09 01:50:38.865Z	259.08° W	2025-07-09 01:52:38.865Z	221.839° SW	23.067°	2025-07-09 01:55:38.865Z	165.474° S

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