STARLINK-30460, 57870

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-30460, 57870 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 16 Sep 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

57870, 2023-144G

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-09-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-30460
1 57870U 23144G   25348.43844382  .00000050  00000-0  18821-4 0  9998
2 57870  43.0015  30.9670 0001587 298.1402  61.9280 15.02522526124793

Epoch: 2025-12-14T10:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T10:31:21.546Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

149.77588°

Altitude

558.381 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 03m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:24:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

562.146 km

Perigee altitude

559.943 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.182 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

43.0015°

RAAN

30.967°

Arg. of periapsis

298.1402°

True anomaly

61.94405°

Mean anomaly

61.928°

Eccentric anomaly

61.93602°

Mean motion

3.75475 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000018821

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Other satellites on launch #144 in the year 2023 (2023-09-16 UTC)

STARLINK-30284, 57877

STARLINK-30439, 57867

STARLINK-30427, 57865

STARLINK-30444, 57871

STARLINK-30340, 57884

STARLINK-30432, 57864

STARLINK-30434, 57875

STARLINK-30446, 57872

STARLINK-30429, 57876

STARLINK-30393, 57866

STARLINK-30406, 57881 (Decayed)

STARLINK-30445, 57873

STARLINK-30442, 57868

STARLINK-30282, 57883

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STARLINK-30460 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-12-16 05:48:05.100Z	218.261° SW	2025-12-16 05:51:05.100Z	167.499° S	32.663°	2025-12-16 05:55:05.100Z	82.074° E
7 mins	2025-12-16 07:29:05.100Z	265.98° W	2025-12-16 07:32:05.100Z	346.887° N	43.082°	2025-12-16 07:36:05.100Z	71.309° E
7 mins	2025-12-16 09:10:05.100Z	290.214° WNW	2025-12-16 09:13:05.100Z	8.635° NNE	40.235°	2025-12-16 09:17:05.100Z	85.487° E
6 mins	2025-12-16 10:51:05.100Z	282.201° WNW	2025-12-16 10:54:05.100Z	176.624° S	42.251°	2025-12-16 10:57:05.100Z	122.901° SE

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STARLINK-30460, 57870

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T10:31:21.546Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #144 in the year 2023 (2023-09-16 UTC)

STARLINK-30460 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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