STARLINK-6279, 56411

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6279, 56411 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

56411, 2023-061AP

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-6279
1 56411U 23061AP  25188.04947733  .00000016  00000-0  16258-4 0  9993
2 56411  43.0033  79.2363 0001117 257.6170 102.4547 15.02537110119953

Epoch: 2025-07-07T01:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T01:11:14.841Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

136.16003°

Altitude

559.022 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 16m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

34.15521°

Longitude

174.13701°

Altitude

561.043 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 41m 11s

Apparent Declination

-1° 34' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:14:16

Azimuth

65.65° ENE

Elevation

-28.428°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.775 km

Perigee altitude

560.224 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.137 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

43.0033°

RAAN

79.2363°

Arg. of periapsis

257.617°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

102.4547°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75478 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000016258

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STARLINK-6279 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 18:50:37.635Z	193.627° SSW	2025-07-08 18:53:37.635Z	145.867° SSE	20.596°	2025-07-08 18:56:37.635Z	96.012° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-08 20:31:37.635Z	245.289° WSW	2025-07-08 20:33:37.635Z	226.052° WSW	43.532°	2025-07-08 20:37:37.635Z	72.907° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 22:12:37.635Z	288.356° WNW	2025-07-08 22:14:37.635Z	342.499° N	39.187°	2025-07-08 22:18:37.635Z	75.507° E
7 mins	2025-07-08 23:52:37.635Z	289.791° WNW	2025-07-08 23:55:37.635Z	343.661° N	44.26°	2025-07-08 23:59:37.635Z	102.812° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-09 01:33:37.635Z	266.543° W	2025-07-09 01:36:37.635Z	200.977° SSW	27.502°	2025-07-09 01:39:37.635Z	151.403° SSE

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