Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-6159 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-6159.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-6159
International designator: 2023-061H
Object number (NORAD): 56381
Object ID (CCSDS): 56381
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.838 minutes
Inclination: 43.0035 deg
SMA: 6937.232 km
Apoapsis: 559.914 km
Periapsis: 558.28 km
RAAN: 278.5805 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00011777
Argument of periapsis: 271.5189 deg
Mean anomaly: 88.5518 deg
Mean motion: 15.02530833 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000709 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000067564029 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, 12:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-6159
TLE line 1: 1 56381U 23061H 25352.51654149 .00000709 00000-0 67564-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 56381 43.0035 278.5805 0001178 271.5189 88.5518 15.02530833144548
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-6159.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 56 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-6159 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.
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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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