STARLINK-6197, 56767

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6197, 56767 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

56767, 2023-078A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

305 kg wet, ~290 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-05-31 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6197
1 56767U 23078A   25216.21675504  .00018390  00000-0  12617-2 0  9997
2 56767  69.9955 189.4925 0001419 133.9799 226.1481 15.06028788119954

Epoch: 2025-08-04T05:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T05:12:07.635Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

158.43328°

Altitude

551.462 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 37m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.20503°

Longitude

-30.2242°

Altitude

549.532 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 36m 21s

Apparent Declination

-42° 26' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:33:22

Azimuth

201.182° SSW

Elevation

3.489°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

547.274 km

Perigee altitude

545.309 km

Semi-major axis

6,924.428 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

69.9955°

RAAN

189.4925°

Arg. of periapsis

133.9799°

True anomaly

226.13638°

Mean anomaly

226.1481°

Eccentric anomaly

226.14224°

Mean motion

3.76675 °/min

Orbital period

95.57 mins

BSTAR

0.0012617

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STARLINK-6197 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	2025-08-04 22:51:49.967Z	154.785° SSE	2025-08-04 22:54:49.967Z	102.755° ESE	20.915°	2025-08-04 22:57:49.967Z	54.072° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-05 00:30:49.967Z	265.541° W	2025-08-05 00:32:49.967Z	314.64° NW	24.284°	2025-08-05 00:34:49.967Z	352.079° N
5 mins	2025-08-05 08:51:49.967Z	1.948° NNE	2025-08-05 08:53:49.967Z	62.713° ENE	35.53°	2025-08-05 08:56:49.967Z	131.535° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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