STARLINK-31028, 58516

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31028, 58516 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

58516, 2023-191J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31028
1 58516U 23191J   25221.25431867 -.00000960  00000-0 -55989-4 0  9996
2 58516  43.0026 180.4551 0001099 272.6829  87.3888 15.02527485 93486

Epoch: 2025-08-09T06:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T06:06:13.133Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

130.90775°

Altitude

558.849 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 01m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.41264°

Longitude

-77.21315°

Altitude

559.063 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 40m 12s

Apparent Declination

-7° 52' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:21:00

Azimuth

18.628° NNE

Elevation

-56.686°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

561.792 km

Perigee altitude

560.267 km

Semi-major axis

6,939.166 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

43.0026°

RAAN

180.4551°

Arg. of periapsis

272.6829°

True anomaly

87.40138°

Mean anomaly

87.3888°

Eccentric anomaly

87.39509°

Mean motion

3.75476 °/min

Orbital period

95.88 mins

BSTAR

-0.000055989

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

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STARLINK-30989, 58510

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STARLINK-30982, 58512

STARLINK-30998, 58513

STARLINK-30983, 58514

STARLINK-31017, 58515

STARLINK-31011, 58517

STARLINK-31021, 58518

STARLINK-31010, 58519

STARLINK-31003, 58520

STARLINK-31015, 58521

STARLINK-31023, 58522

STARLINK-31028 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 23:50:02.852Z	189.582° SSW	2025-08-09 23:53:02.852Z	137.546° SSE	20.329°	2025-08-09 23:55:02.852Z	102.954° ESE
7 mins	2025-08-10 01:30:02.852Z	245.754° WSW	2025-08-10 01:33:02.852Z	160.005° S	44.728°	2025-08-10 01:37:02.852Z	72.759° E
6 mins	2025-08-10 03:11:02.852Z	283.796° WNW	2025-08-10 03:14:02.852Z	7.476° NNE	39.394°	2025-08-10 03:17:02.852Z	72.862° E
6 mins	2025-08-10 04:52:02.852Z	290.546° WNW	2025-08-10 04:55:02.852Z	57.05° ENE	44.014°	2025-08-10 04:58:02.852Z	101.773° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-10 06:33:02.852Z	262.345° W	2025-08-10 06:35:02.852Z	219.615° SW	27.885°	2025-08-10 06:38:02.852Z	156.326° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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