STARLINK-6087, 56801

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6087, 56801 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

56801, 2023-078AL

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-6087
1 56801U 23078AL  25216.16632821 -.00204653  00000-0 -17865-1 0  9995
2 56801  70.0009 152.7883 0007612 284.7131  75.3184 14.97833631120853

Epoch: 2025-08-04T03:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T03:59:30.757Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

139.93245°

Altitude

574.677 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 11m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

69.19967°

Longitude

-148.43915°

Altitude

590.246 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 25m 03s

Apparent Declination

18° 52' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:39:06

Azimuth

347.401° N

Elevation

-30.243°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

576.83 km

Perigee altitude

566.25 km

Semi-major axis

6,949.677 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

70.0009°

RAAN

152.7883°

Arg. of periapsis

284.7131°

True anomaly

75.4028°

Mean anomaly

75.3184°

Eccentric anomaly

75.3606°

Mean motion

3.74625 °/min

Orbital period

96.1 mins

BSTAR

-0.017865

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STARLINK-6087 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	2025-08-04 20:09:33.638Z	134.44° SE	2025-08-04 20:11:33.638Z	103.924° ESE	14.955°	2025-08-04 20:13:33.638Z	72.876° E
6 mins	2025-08-04 21:47:33.638Z	242.004° WSW	2025-08-04 21:49:33.638Z	297.208° NW	34.03°	2025-08-04 21:53:33.638Z	10.85° NNE
6 mins	2025-08-05 06:11:33.638Z	4.655° NNE	2025-08-05 06:14:33.638Z	74.744° E	28.354°	2025-08-05 06:17:33.638Z	123.08° SE
4 mins	2025-08-05 07:50:33.638Z	285.198° WNW	2025-08-05 07:52:33.638Z	248.352° W	18.542°	2025-08-05 07:54:33.638Z	216.119° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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