STARLINK-6156

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STARLINK-6156 at a glance.

Uptime

960

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

43.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-6156.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STARLINK-6156

International designator: 2023-061A

Object number (NORAD): 56374

Object ID (CCSDS): 56374

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.838 minutes

Inclination: 43.0018 deg

SMA: 6937.212 km

Apoapsis: 559.916 km

Periapsis: 558.237 km

RAAN: 278.6849 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00012102

Argument of periapsis: 268.5666 deg

Mean anomaly: 91.5037 deg

Mean motion: 15.02537591 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000778 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.000042553577 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:02 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 12:42 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-6156

TLE line 1: 1 56374U 23061A 25352.52985937 -.00000778 00000-0 -42554-4 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 56374 43.0018 278.6849 0001210 268.5666 91.5037 15.02537591145643

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-6156.

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Associated space launch

A batch of 56 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

STARLINK-6156 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-6’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.

The launch took place on May 4, 2023, 7:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-6
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 5-6

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 4, 2023, 7:31 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Falcon 9

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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