STARLINK-30940, 58409

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-30940, 58409 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Nov 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

58409, 2023-180H

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)

2023-11-22 (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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-30940
1 58409U 23180H   25250.20437991  .00007413  00000-0  29288-3 0  9996
2 58409  42.9985 222.5134 0000793 227.3816 132.6968 15.25915636101282

Epoch: 2025-09-07T04:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-07T04:54:18.424Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

162.4094°

Altitude

488.182 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 50m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

11:45:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.526 km

Perigee altitude

489.437 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.118 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

42.9985°

RAAN

222.5134°

Arg. of periapsis

227.3816°

True anomaly

132.70348°

Mean anomaly

132.6968°

Eccentric anomaly

132.70014°

Mean motion

3.81317 °/min

Orbital period

94.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00029288

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Other satellites on launch #180 in the year 2023 (2023-11-22 UTC)

STARLINK-30964, 58402

STARLINK-30844, 58403

STARLINK-30876, 58404

STARLINK-30952, 58405

STARLINK-30925, 58406

STARLINK-30954, 58407

STARLINK-30906, 58408

STARLINK-30933, 58410

STARLINK-30919, 58411

STARLINK-30924, 58412

STARLINK-30931, 58413

STARLINK-30922, 58414

STARLINK-30949, 58415

STARLINK-30967, 58416

STARLINK-30940 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.
6 mins	2025-09-08 01:32:05.560Z	220.12° SW	2025-09-08 01:35:05.560Z	156.603° SSE	33.408°	2025-09-08 01:38:05.560Z	84.518° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 03:12:05.560Z	272.073° WNW	2025-09-08 03:14:05.560Z	337.792° N	41.96°	2025-09-08 03:17:05.560Z	68.55° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 04:51:05.560Z	293.394° NW	2025-09-08 04:53:05.560Z	337.248° NNW	37.956°	2025-09-08 04:57:05.560Z	85.068° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 06:30:05.560Z	281.179° WNW	2025-09-08 06:33:05.560Z	165.567° S	40.088°	2025-09-08 06:36:05.560Z	123.224° SE