STARLINK-6289, 56408

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6289, 56408 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

56408, 2023-061AL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6289
1 56408U 23061AL  25189.03555094 -.00000098  00000-0  77850-5 0  9991
2 56408  43.0044  73.7233 0000962 242.5441 117.5303 15.02532149120391

Epoch: 2025-07-08T00:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T00:51:11.601Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

134.6886°

Altitude

559.178 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 54m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.4548°

Longitude

79.52098°

Altitude

569.302 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 09m 52s

Apparent Declination

-72° 33' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:03:30

Azimuth

202.116° SSW

Elevation

-37.286°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.682 km

Perigee altitude

560.347 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.152 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

43.0044°

RAAN

73.7233°

Arg. of periapsis

242.5441°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

117.5303°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000007785

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STARLINK-6289 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 18:34:43.284Z	178.752° S	2025-07-08 18:36:43.284Z	148.182° SSE	16.447°	2025-07-08 18:39:43.284Z	101.432° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-08 20:14:43.284Z	236.046° WSW	2025-07-08 20:17:43.284Z	113.501° SE	41.612°	2025-07-08 20:20:43.284Z	75.291° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 21:55:43.284Z	283.347° WNW	2025-07-08 21:57:43.284Z	332.484° NNW	39.434°	2025-07-08 22:01:43.284Z	73.02° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 23:36:43.284Z	293.941° NW	2025-07-08 23:38:43.284Z	341.463° N	42.66°	2025-07-08 23:42:43.284Z	96.684° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 01:16:43.284Z	272.623° WNW	2025-07-09 01:19:43.284Z	203.782° SW	32.643°	2025-07-09 01:22:43.284Z	144.639° SSE

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