STARLINK-6029, 56803

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6029, 56803 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

56803, 2023-078AN

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 STARLINK-6029
1 56803U 23078AN  25216.20429346  .00000213  00000-0  25651-4 0  9997
2 56803  70.0006 172.7875 0003024 269.4488  90.6325 14.98332756120369

Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:54:10.954Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

146.22674°

Altitude

574.495 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 31m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.33407°

Longitude

-13.67327°

Altitude

586.972 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 43m 26s

Apparent Declination

-87° 45' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:35:56

Azimuth

177.177° S

Elevation

-39.373°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.097 km

Perigee altitude

567.894 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.133 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

70.0006°

RAAN

172.7875°

Arg. of periapsis

269.4488°

True anomaly

90.66715°

Mean anomaly

90.6325°

Eccentric anomaly

90.64983°

Mean motion

3.74749 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000025651

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STARLINK-6029 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.
7 mins	2025-08-04 22:39:23.547Z	206.015° SW	2025-08-04 22:43:23.547Z	346.042° N	44.471°	2025-08-04 22:46:23.547Z	22.115° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-05 07:05:23.547Z	22.788° NE	2025-08-05 07:07:23.547Z	58.459° ENE	18.117°	2025-08-05 07:09:23.547Z	91.854° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-05 08:43:23.547Z	306.19° NW	2025-08-05 08:45:23.547Z	260.035° W	31.083°	2025-08-05 08:49:23.547Z	184.395° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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