STARLINK-6241, 56409

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6241, 56409 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

56409, 2023-061AM

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6241
1 56409U 23061AM  25189.11534974 -.00000292  00000-0 -65256-5 0  9999
2 56409  43.0028  73.4747 0001110 271.0443  89.0272 15.02530797120403

Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:46:06.217Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

105.63379°

Altitude

558.861 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 53m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.22917°

Longitude

-117.31073°

Altitude

560.504 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 18m 11s

Apparent Declination

-2° 36' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:37:40

Azimuth

7.997° NNE

Elevation

-52.434°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.789 km

Perigee altitude

560.249 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.156 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

43.0028°

RAAN

73.4747°

Arg. of periapsis

271.0443°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

89.0272°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000065256

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STARLINK-6241 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 18:53:57.099Z	195.381° SSW	2025-07-08 18:56:57.099Z	147.004° SSE	21.44°	2025-07-08 18:59:57.099Z	95.679° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-08 20:34:57.099Z	247.252° WSW	2025-07-08 20:36:57.099Z	235.858° WSW	43.345°	2025-07-08 20:40:57.099Z	72.579° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 22:15:57.099Z	288.557° WNW	2025-07-08 22:17:57.099Z	339.557° N	38.934°	2025-07-08 22:21:57.099Z	75.797° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 23:56:57.099Z	291.272° WNW	2025-07-08 23:58:57.099Z	330.349° NNW	44.274°	2025-07-09 00:02:57.099Z	104.01° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 01:36:57.099Z	266.114° W	2025-07-09 01:39:57.099Z	202.909° SW	26.635°	2025-07-09 01:42:57.099Z	153.271° SSE

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