▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	43.0007°
Eccentricity	0.0001068
Period	94.3 min
Apogee	484 km
Perigee	482 km
Mean motion	15.27561701 rev/day
RAAN	228.9215°
Arg of perigee	258.2201°
Mean anomaly	101.8530°
B*	-8.7151e-5
Rev at epoch	17,512

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 56424U 23061BC 26187.47127089 -.00002658 00000-0 -87151-4 0 9994

2 56424 43.0007 228.9215 0001068 258.2201 101.8530 15.27561701175120

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-6242",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-061BC",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T11:18:37.805+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.27561701,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.00010677,
  "INCLINATION": 43.0007,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 228.9215,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 258.2201,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 101.853,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56424,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 17512,
  "BSTAR": -0.000087150994,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00002658,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	STARLINK-6242
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 4, 2023HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	305HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/56424

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.