STARLINK-6172, 57130

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-6172, 57130 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 23 Jun 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

57130, 2023-090AF

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)

2023-06-23 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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-6172
1 57130U 23090AF  25187.42815920 -.00000378  00000-0 -12909-4 0  9999
2 57130  43.0031 172.3829 0001094 281.1886  78.8834 15.02532688113181

Epoch: 2025-07-06T10:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T10:16:32.954Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

93.59361°

Altitude

558.722 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 29m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-18.47791°

Longitude

67.32454°

Altitude

562.509 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 54m 09s

Apparent Declination

-28° 36' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:07:11

Azimuth

14.359° NNE

Elevation

-78.386°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.772 km

Perigee altitude

560.254 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.15 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

43.0031°

RAAN

172.3829°

Arg. of periapsis

281.1886°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

78.8834°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.75477 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.000012909

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STARLINK-6172 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	2025-07-08 02:24:08.958Z	230.174° WSW	2025-07-08 02:27:08.958Z	118.857° SE	39.828°	2025-07-08 02:30:08.958Z	76.706° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 04:05:08.958Z	281.19° WNW	2025-07-08 04:07:08.958Z	335.249° NNW	40.268°	2025-07-08 04:11:08.958Z	72.388° E
6 mins	2025-07-08 05:46:08.958Z	295.183° NW	2025-07-08 05:48:08.958Z	351.395° N	42.18°	2025-07-08 05:52:08.958Z	93.725° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-08 07:26:08.958Z	274.776° WNW	2025-07-08 07:29:08.958Z	200.061° SSW	35.318°	2025-07-08 07:32:08.958Z	139.539° SSE

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