STARLINK-31338, 59156

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31338, 59156 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

59156, 2024-044E

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31338
1 59156U 24044E   25251.19613415 -.00000073  00000-0  70546-5 0  9993
2 59156  43.0008  60.4076 0001190 276.0918  83.9798 15.25892428 85621

Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:42:25.99Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

2.2946°

Altitude

487.797 km

Speed

7.623 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 01m 37s

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

06:21:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.868 km

Perigee altitude

489.233 km

Semi-major axis

6,868.188 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

43.0008°

RAAN

60.4076°

Arg. of periapsis

276.0918°

True anomaly

83.99336°

Mean anomaly

83.9798°

Eccentric anomaly

83.98658°

Mean motion

3.81312 °/min

Orbital period

94.41 mins

BSTAR

0.0000070546

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STARLINK-31182, 59159

STARLINK-31327, 59160

STARLINK-31256, 59161

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STARLINK-31278, 59163

STARLINK-31309, 59164

STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31338 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	2025-09-08 14:19:17.675Z	200.463° SSW	2025-09-08 14:22:17.675Z	141.412° SSE	23.173°	2025-09-08 14:24:17.675Z	99.925° ESE
6 mins	2025-09-08 15:58:17.675Z	254.622° W	2025-09-08 16:01:17.675Z	56.244° ENE	43.252°	2025-09-08 16:04:17.675Z	71.275° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 17:38:17.675Z	294.682° NW	2025-09-08 17:40:17.675Z	7.743° NNE	38.015°	2025-09-08 17:43:17.675Z	75.578° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 19:17:17.675Z	288.913° WNW	2025-09-08 19:19:17.675Z	303.046° NW	44.728°	2025-09-08 19:22:17.675Z	107.895° ESE
4 mins	2025-09-08 20:56:17.675Z	255.315° W	2025-09-08 20:58:17.675Z	212.07° SW	21.9°	2025-09-08 21:00:17.675Z	170.576° S
4 mins	2025-09-09 13:54:17.675Z	186.357° SSW	2025-09-09 13:56:17.675Z	138.717° SSE	23.027°	2025-09-09 13:58:17.675Z	98.694° ESE