STARLINK-30505, 57972
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-30505, 57972 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 30 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 STARLINK-30505
1 57972U 23151J 26221.66671295 -.00022522 00000-0 -81109-3 0 9994
2 57972 43.0013 192.3263 0000907 268.0326 288.9103 15.27592214 5826Epoch: 2026-08-09T16:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-09T16:00:03.998Z)
Latitude
-11.5785°
Longitude
-173.23085°
Altitude
484.806 km
Speed
7.624 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 39m 47s
True Declination
-11° 30' 30"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:03:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
485.58 km
Perigee altitude
484.335 km
Semi-major axis
6,863.094 km
Eccentricity
0.00009
Inclination
43.0013°
RAAN
192.3263°
Arg. of periapsis
268.0326°
True anomaly
288.90047°
Mean anomaly
288.9103°
Eccentric anomaly
288.90538°
Mean motion
3.81736 °/min
Orbital period
94.31 mins
BSTAR
-0.00081109
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Other satellites on launch #151 in the year 2023 (2023-09-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-30505 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-08-10 02:21:42.797Z | 244.556° WSW | 2026-08-10 02:25:42.797Z | 98.249° ESE | 42.3° | 2026-08-10 02:28:42.797Z | 73.535° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-08-10 04:01:42.797Z | 283.413° WNW | 2026-08-10 04:04:42.797Z | 18.992° NNE | 37.481° | 2026-08-10 04:07:42.797Z | 73.24° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-10 05:41:42.797Z | 294.805° NW | 2026-08-10 05:43:42.797Z | 37.736° NE | 43.393° | 2026-08-10 05:46:42.797Z | 98.765° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-10 07:20:42.797Z | 256.463° W | 2026-08-10 07:22:42.797Z | 198.249° SSW | 27.785° | 2026-08-10 07:25:42.797Z | 146.379° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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