STARLINK-6069, 56804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6069, 56804 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

56804, 2023-078AP

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-6069
1 56804U 23078AP  25216.17485666  .00001052  00000-0  95970-4 0  9994
2 56804  70.0006 152.8178 0003119 268.4219  91.6583 14.98323683120851

Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T04:11:47.615Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

136.8833°

Altitude

574.563 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 11m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

14.86807°

Longitude

141.71744°

Altitude

574.445 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 22m 00s

Apparent Declination

-11° 34' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:33:04

Azimuth

33.907° NE

Elevation

-57.597°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.191 km

Perigee altitude

567.856 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.161 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

70.0006°

RAAN

152.8178°

Arg. of periapsis

268.4219°

True anomaly

91.69403°

Mean anomaly

91.6583°

Eccentric anomaly

91.67616°

Mean motion

3.74747 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00009597

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STARLINK-6068, 56798 (Decayed)

STARLINK-6069 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 20:21:32.289Z	141.923° SSE	2025-08-04 20:23:32.289Z	106.833° ESE	19.375°	2025-08-04 20:26:32.289Z	58.378° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-04 21:59:32.289Z	251.192° W	2025-08-04 22:01:32.289Z	295.147° NW	27.822°	2025-08-04 22:04:32.289Z	357.615° N
6 mins	2025-08-05 06:23:32.289Z	359.769° N	2025-08-05 06:25:32.289Z	46.79° ENE	34.33°	2025-08-05 06:29:32.289Z	133.169° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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