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

1 day 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, 9 m

Radar Cross Section

11.087 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-6069
1 56804U 23078AP  25130.92237791 -.00000359  00000-0 -22303-4 0  9997
2 56804  70.0001   7.7716 0002880 263.4222  96.6610 14.98327130108498

Epoch: 2025-05-10T22:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-10T22:08:13.451Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

166.75835°

Altitude

574.721 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 31m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-21.04679°

Longitude

156.23827°

Altitude

579.01 km

Speed

7.571 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 33m 45s

Apparent Declination

-36° 59' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:23:33

Azimuth

258.915° W

Elevation

-53.087°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.014 km

Perigee altitude

568.012 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.15 km

Eccentricity

0.000288

Inclination

70.0001°

RAAN

7.7716°

Arg. of periapsis

263.4222°

True anomaly

96.69378°

Mean anomaly

96.661°

Eccentric anomaly

96.67739°

Mean motion

3.74748 °/min

BSTAR

-0.000022303

Orbital period

96.06 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-12 01:55:16.496Z	8.786° NNE	2025-05-12 01:58:16.496Z	68.486° E	23.418°	2025-05-12 02:01:16.496Z	114.771° SE
5 mins	2025-05-12 03:34:16.496Z	291.186° WNW	2025-05-12 03:36:16.496Z	248.218° W	23.306°	2025-05-12 03:39:16.496Z	199.53° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-12 17:33:16.496Z	238.236° WSW	2025-05-12 17:36:16.496Z	304.584° NW	31.045°	2025-05-12 17:39:16.496Z	3.422° NNE

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