STARLINK-6052, 56793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6052, 56793 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

56793, 2023-078AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6052
1 56793U 23078AC  25131.69037588 -.00001279  00000-0 -99504-4 0  9990
2 56793  70.0008  25.9070 0002743 270.1795  89.9050 14.98310954107707

Epoch: 2025-05-11T16:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T16:34:08.476Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-92.3425°

Altitude

574.536 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 43m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-63.38572°

Longitude

133.11927°

Altitude

593.953 km

Speed

7.563 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 01m 39s

Apparent Declination

-55° 06' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:25:31

Azimuth

144.454° SSE

Elevation

-69.387°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.969 km

Perigee altitude

568.157 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.2 km

Eccentricity

0.0002743

Inclination

70.0008°

RAAN

25.907°

Arg. of periapsis

270.1795°

True anomaly

89.93643°

Mean anomaly

89.905°

Eccentric anomaly

89.92072°

Mean motion

3.74744 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000099504

Orbital period

96.07 mins

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STARLINK-6052 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.
7 mins	2025-05-12 04:20:54.686Z	324.317° NNW	2025-05-12 04:23:54.686Z	252.851° W	40.465°	2025-05-12 04:27:54.686Z	170.335° S
7 mins	2025-05-12 18:20:54.686Z	206.462° SW	2025-05-12 18:23:54.686Z	320.9° NNW	44.795°	2025-05-12 18:27:54.686Z	23.056° NE

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