STARLINK-31020, 58509

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31020, 58509 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 07 Dec 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

58509, 2023-191B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

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)

2023-12-07 (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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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31020
1 58509U 23191B   25221.58817401  .00000565  00000-0  56884-4 0  9990
2 58509  43.0029 180.3710 0000968 300.0281  60.0465 15.02539621 93517

Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:06:58.234Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

10.3066°

Altitude

558.511 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 01m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.71345°

Longitude

163.58436°

Altitude

559.178 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 44m 05s

Apparent Declination

-7° 42' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:22:59

Azimuth

17.722° NNE

Elevation

-56.636°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.664 km

Perigee altitude

560.32 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.129 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

43.0029°

RAAN

180.371°

Arg. of periapsis

300.0281°

True anomaly

60.05611°

Mean anomaly

60.0465°

Eccentric anomaly

60.05131°

Mean motion

3.75479 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000056884

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STARLINK-31028, 58516

STARLINK-31011, 58517

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STARLINK-31015, 58521

STARLINK-31023, 58522

STARLINK-31020 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.
5 mins	2025-08-09 23:52:01.330Z	186.474° SSW	2025-08-09 23:55:01.330Z	135.602° SSE	18.988°	2025-08-09 23:57:01.330Z	102.848° ESE
7 mins	2025-08-10 01:32:01.330Z	243.033° WSW	2025-08-10 01:35:01.330Z	136.287° SSE	44.28°	2025-08-10 01:39:01.330Z	73.108° E
6 mins	2025-08-10 03:13:01.330Z	283.448° WNW	2025-08-10 03:16:01.330Z	15.077° NNE	39.176°	2025-08-10 03:19:01.330Z	72.793° E
6 mins	2025-08-10 04:54:01.330Z	291.388° WNW	2025-08-10 04:57:01.330Z	61.99° ENE	43.134°	2025-08-10 05:00:01.330Z	99.961° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-10 06:35:01.330Z	262.477° W	2025-08-10 06:37:01.330Z	216.366° SW	29.458°	2025-08-10 06:40:01.330Z	152.785° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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