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

3 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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6046
1 56792U 23078AB  25216.16675400 -.00000084  00000-0  73593-6 0  9990
2 56792  70.0000 173.0598 0003337 267.8509  92.2268 14.98332138120356

Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:00:07.545Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

160.05024°

Altitude

574.564 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 32m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.78632°

Longitude

157.97925°

Altitude

575.114 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 25m 57s

Apparent Declination

-22° 22' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:03:00

Azimuth

308.764° NW

Elevation

-65.168°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.316 km

Perigee altitude

567.679 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.135 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

70°

RAAN

173.0598°

Arg. of periapsis

267.8509°

True anomaly

92.26501°

Mean anomaly

92.2268°

Eccentric anomaly

92.2459°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

7.3593e-7

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STARLINK-6068, 56798 (Decayed)

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	2025-08-04 07:45:02.532Z	0.081° NNE	2025-08-04 07:48:02.532Z	60.277° ENE	28.764°	2025-08-04 07:51:02.532Z	119.306° SE
4 mins	2025-08-04 09:25:02.532Z	275.459° WNW	2025-08-04 09:26:02.532Z	256.261° W	18.671°	2025-08-04 09:29:02.532Z	209.41° SW
5 mins	2025-08-04 21:46:02.532Z	145.123° SSE	2025-08-04 21:48:02.532Z	108.091° ESE	21.266°	2025-08-04 21:51:02.532Z	56.912° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-04 23:24:02.532Z	253.778° W	2025-08-04 23:26:02.532Z	294.328° NW	25.697°	2025-08-04 23:29:02.532Z	354.934° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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