Satellite · NORAD 56487 · COSPAR 2023-064AR
STARLINK-6196
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
585.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.57km/s
Inclination
70.00°
Period
96.1 min
96.1 min
Perigee
570km
Apogee
574km
orbit agingOrbit updated 7 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:58 UTC (16.4 h old)· Metadata updated 7 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
Loading ground track…
- Latitude
- 69.961° N
- Longitude
- 40.479° W
- Altitude
- 585.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.573 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:58 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 10 May 2023
- COSPAR launch id
- 2023-064
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB56499DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB56500DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB56501DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB56502DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-599056448PayloadActive
- STARLINK-599356449PayloadActive
- STARLINK-597056450PayloadActive
- STARLINK-598556451PayloadActive
- STARLINK-598656452PayloadActive
- STARLINK-593556453PayloadActive
- STARLINK-595956454PayloadActive
- STARLINK-598756455PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 1 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 07:07 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 56487
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2023-064AR
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SXMK8BBGTM6FSSB6GQV
- Canonical slug
- starlink-6196-56487
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.