STARLINK-31017, 58515

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31017, 58515 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

58515, 2023-191H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31017
1 58515U 23191H   25221.34420671  .00002323  00000-0  93926-4 0  9992
2 58515  43.0037 350.3724 0001545 275.0920  84.9755 15.27583326 95708

Epoch: 2025-08-09T08:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T08:15:39.459Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-91.62332°

Altitude

482.722 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 21m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.92194°

Longitude

-12.08106°

Altitude

487.159 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 04m 53s

Apparent Declination

4° 19' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:24:58

Azimuth

310.556° NW

Elevation

-32.52°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.044 km

Perigee altitude

483.923 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.121 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

43.0037°

RAAN

350.3724°

Arg. of periapsis

275.092°

True anomaly

84.99314°

Mean anomaly

84.9755°

Eccentric anomaly

84.98432°

Mean motion

3.81734 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000093926

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Other satellites on launch #191 in the year 2023 (2023-12-07 UTC)

STARLINK-31026, 58508

STARLINK-31020, 58509

STARLINK-30989, 58510

STARLINK-30968, 58511

STARLINK-30982, 58512

STARLINK-30998, 58513

STARLINK-30983, 58514

STARLINK-31028, 58516

STARLINK-31011, 58517

STARLINK-31021, 58518

STARLINK-31010, 58519

STARLINK-31003, 58520

STARLINK-31015, 58521

STARLINK-31023, 58522

STARLINK-31017 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.
4 mins	2025-08-10 11:08:00.246Z	184.843° SSW	2025-08-10 11:10:00.246Z	143.983° SSE	20.121°	2025-08-10 11:12:00.246Z	104.106° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-10 12:46:00.246Z	249.117° W	2025-08-10 12:49:00.246Z	78.391° E	42.99°	2025-08-10 12:52:00.246Z	72.271° E
5 mins	2025-08-10 14:26:00.246Z	294.941° NW	2025-08-10 14:28:00.246Z	17.5° NNE	37.414°	2025-08-10 14:31:00.246Z	74.585° E
5 mins	2025-08-10 16:05:00.246Z	292.232° WNW	2025-08-10 16:07:00.246Z	47.463° ENE	44.345°	2025-08-10 16:10:00.246Z	103.161° ESE
4 mins	2025-08-10 17:44:00.246Z	252.778° W	2025-08-10 17:46:00.246Z	200.573° SSW	24.499°	2025-08-10 17:48:00.246Z	160.626° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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