STARLINK-6061, 56795

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6061, 56795 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

56795, 2023-078AE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-6061
1 56795U 23078AE  25130.90584258  .00000396  00000-0  40999-4 0  9997
2 56795  70.0005   7.7120 0002802 269.9022  90.1816 14.98326993108081

Epoch: 2025-05-10T21:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T21:44:24.798Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

172.66774°

Altitude

574.496 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 30m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-43.50004°

Longitude

10.1286°

Altitude

586.763 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 20m 21s

Apparent Declination

-49° 30' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:06:23

Azimuth

122.235° SE

Elevation

-59.422°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.96 km

Perigee altitude

568.067 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.15 km

Eccentricity

0.0002802

Inclination

70.0005°

RAAN

7.712°

Arg. of periapsis

269.9022°

True anomaly

90.21371°

Mean anomaly

90.1816°

Eccentric anomaly

90.19765°

Mean motion

3.74748 °/min

BSTAR

0.000040999

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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STARLINK-6061 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.
4 mins	2025-05-12 01:30:59.066Z	17.608° NNE	2025-05-12 01:32:59.066Z	47.681° ENE	15.332°	2025-05-12 01:34:59.066Z	80.424° E
6 mins	2025-05-12 03:08:59.066Z	318.009° NNW	2025-05-12 03:11:59.066Z	243.521° WSW	36.191°	2025-05-12 03:14:59.066Z	180.519° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-12 17:08:59.066Z	215.385° SW	2025-05-12 17:11:59.066Z	320.891° NNW	42.514°	2025-05-12 17:14:59.066Z	17.365° NNE

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