STARLINK-6068, 56798

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6068, 56798 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
56798, 2023-078AH
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Partially 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 4 hours ago
0 STARLINK-6068
1 56798U 23078AH  25131.05731230  .01178523  41918-5  61057-3 0  9995
2 56798  69.9917 353.0210 0009702 252.5764 269.4567 16.20010607108451
Epoch: 2025-05-11T01:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T01:22:31.782Z)
Latitude
16.94977°
Longitude
-83.03677°
Altitude
221.499 km
Speed
7.775 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 06m 44s
True Declination
16° 50' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
43.46534°
Longitude
122.86739°
Altitude
230.183 km
Speed
7.77 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 14m 05s
Apparent Declination
2° 41' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:37:21
Azimuth
8.546° NNE
Elevation
-47.066°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
223.761 km
Perigee altitude
210.963 km
Semi-major axis
6,595.499 km
Eccentricity
0.0009702
Inclination
69.9917°
RAAN
353.021°
Arg. of periapsis
252.5764°
True anomaly
269.34553°
Mean anomaly
269.4567°
Eccentric anomaly
269.40111°
Mean motion
4.05202 °/min
BSTAR
0.00061057
Orbital period
88.84 mins
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