STARLINK-6046, 56792

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6046, 56792 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

56792, 2023-078AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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)

2023-05-31 (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, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6046
1 56792U 23078AB  25131.71539799  .00001814  00000-0  15979-3 0  9999
2 56792  70.0008  25.9933 0002952 269.6500  90.4321 14.98327511107708

Epoch: 2025-05-11T17:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T17:10:10.386Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-101.28883°

Altitude

574.504 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 43m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

68.96491°

Longitude

7.73201°

Altitude

585.4 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 39m 43s

Apparent Declination

44° 15' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:20:11

Azimuth

7.259° NNE

Elevation

-5.328°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.063 km

Perigee altitude

567.961 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.149 km

Eccentricity

0.0002952

Inclination

70.0008°

RAAN

25.9933°

Arg. of periapsis

269.65°

True anomaly

90.46593°

Mean anomaly

90.4321°

Eccentric anomaly

90.44901°

Mean motion

3.74748 °/min

BSTAR

0.00015979

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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STARLINK-6046 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	2025-05-12 03:19:35.401Z	4.11° NNE	2025-05-12 03:22:35.401Z	62.827° ENE	25.688°	2025-05-12 03:25:35.401Z	115.598° SE
5 mins	2025-05-12 04:58:35.401Z	292.573° NW	2025-05-12 05:00:35.401Z	254.231° W	21.387°	2025-05-12 05:03:35.401Z	204.624° SW
4 mins	2025-05-12 17:21:35.401Z	124.903° SE	2025-05-12 17:22:35.401Z	105.865° ESE	18.572°	2025-05-12 17:25:35.401Z	58.761° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-12 18:58:35.401Z	250.253° W	2025-05-12 19:00:35.401Z	296.336° NW	28.823°	2025-05-12 19:03:35.401Z	359.062° N

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