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

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, 4.5 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6049
1 56796U 23078AF  25216.15841291 -.00000148  00000-0 -45751-5 0  9992
2 56796  70.0003 173.0292 0003477 266.9599  93.1162 14.98314410120354

Epoch: 2025-08-04T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T03:48:06.875Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

163.03065°

Altitude

574.66 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 32m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

60.63449°

Longitude

-57.73411°

Altitude

584.014 km

Speed

7.573 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 29m 00s

Apparent Declination

25° 26' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:35:07

Azimuth

320.363° NNW

Elevation

-13.12°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.468 km

Perigee altitude

567.636 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.189 km

Eccentricity

0.00035

Inclination

70.0003°

RAAN

173.0292°

Arg. of periapsis

266.9599°

True anomaly

93.15598°

Mean anomaly

93.1162°

Eccentric anomaly

93.13609°

Mean motion

3.74745 °/min

Orbital period

96.07 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000045751

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-04 21:33:34.872Z	141.257° SSE	2025-08-04 21:35:34.872Z	111.265° ESE	16.212°	2025-08-04 21:38:34.872Z	64.196° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-04 23:11:34.872Z	241.715° WSW	2025-08-04 23:13:34.872Z	284.702° WNW	31.114°	2025-08-04 23:17:34.872Z	7.078° NNE
6 mins	2025-08-05 07:35:34.872Z	1.92° NNE	2025-08-05 07:38:34.872Z	75.092° E	30.238°	2025-08-05 07:41:34.872Z	125.752° SE
4 mins	2025-08-05 09:14:34.872Z	283.387° WNW	2025-08-05 09:16:34.872Z	248.291° W	16.806°	2025-08-05 09:18:34.872Z	217.776° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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