▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	70.0002°
Eccentricity	0.0002583
Period	96.1 min
Apogee	574 km
Perigee	570 km
Mean motion	14.98327957 rev/day
RAAN	43.6819°
Arg of perigee	262.0580°
Mean anomaly	98.0286°
B*	-4.6364e-5
Rev at epoch	17,054

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 56809U 23078AU 26187.92071860 -.00000646 00000-0 -46364-4 0 9990

2 56809 70.0002 43.6819 0002583 262.0580 98.0286 14.98327957170546

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "STARLINK-6040",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2023-078AU",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T22:05:50.087+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.98327957,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002583,
  "INCLINATION": 70.0002,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 43.6819,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 262.058,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 98.0286,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 56809,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 17054,
  "BSTAR": -0.000046364,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000646,
  "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-6040
Operator	SpaceX (Seattle)HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 31, 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/56809

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