STARLINK-31308, 59153

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31308, 59153 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 04 Mar 2024 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

59153, 2024-044B

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)

2024-03-04 (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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31308
1 59153U 24044B   25251.04325346  .00000265  00000-0  19144-4 0  9995
2 59153  43.0034  11.6819 0001064 266.9276  93.1454 15.27584026 86217

Epoch: 2025-09-08T01:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T01:02:17.098Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

8.75658°

Altitude

482.853 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 46m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

06:22:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.712 km

Perigee altitude

484.251 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.119 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

43.0034°

RAAN

11.6819°

Arg. of periapsis

266.9276°

True anomaly

93.15757°

Mean anomaly

93.1454°

Eccentric anomaly

93.15149°

Mean motion

3.81734 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000019144

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STARLINK-31327, 59160

STARLINK-31256, 59161

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STARLINK-31278, 59163

STARLINK-31309, 59164

STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31308 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.
7 mins	2025-09-08 15:33:34.875Z	289.877° WNW	2025-09-08 15:36:34.875Z	331.514° NNW	41.571°	2025-09-08 15:40:34.875Z	97.399° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-08 17:13:34.875Z	266.594° W	2025-09-08 17:15:34.875Z	218.049° SW	30.079°	2025-09-08 17:18:34.875Z	147.285° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-09 11:48:34.875Z	237.953° WSW	2025-09-09 11:50:34.875Z	200.792° SSW	41.915°	2025-09-09 11:54:34.875Z	74.297° E
6 mins	2025-09-09 13:27:34.875Z	282.945° WNW	2025-09-09 13:29:34.875Z	327.163° NNW	37.373°	2025-09-09 13:33:34.875Z	73.152° E