STARLINK-6049, 56796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6049, 56796 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

56796, 2023-078AF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6049
1 56796U 23078AF  25131.10620688 -.00000069  00000-0  19903-5 0  9999
2 56796  70.0010  27.4791 0002845 267.5342  92.5491 14.98330501107610

Epoch: 2025-05-11T02:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T02:32:56.274Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

120.1062°

Altitude

574.567 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 49m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-59.06663°

Longitude

-24.87006°

Altitude

592.417 km

Speed

7.564 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 55m 31s

Apparent Declination

-51° 56' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:11:32

Azimuth

138.882° SSE

Elevation

-72.225°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.979 km

Perigee altitude

568.026 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.139 km

Eccentricity

0.0002845

Inclination

70.001°

RAAN

27.4791°

Arg. of periapsis

267.5342°

True anomaly

92.58167°

Mean anomaly

92.5491°

Eccentric anomaly

92.56538°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

BSTAR

0.0000019903

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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STARLINK-6049 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 03:07:07.691Z	7.258° NNE	2025-05-12 03:10:07.691Z	57.806° ENE	20.792°	2025-05-12 03:13:07.691Z	106.459° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-12 04:46:07.691Z	301.697° NW	2025-05-12 04:48:07.691Z	259.807° W	27.053°	2025-05-12 04:51:07.691Z	197.955° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-12 18:46:07.691Z	237.008° WSW	2025-05-12 18:48:07.691Z	286.925° WNW	34.819°	2025-05-12 18:52:07.691Z	10.75° NNE

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