STARLINK-31297, 59158

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31297, 59158 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

59158, 2024-044G

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31297
1 59158U 24044G   25251.19373730 -.00001788  00000-0 -55471-4 0  9992
2 59158  43.0028  57.7996 0001353 271.2477  88.8219 15.27577154 85689

Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:38:58.902Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

0.55173°

Altitude

482.814 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 11s

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

485.931 km

Perigee altitude

484.074 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.139 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0028°

RAAN

57.7996°

Arg. of periapsis

271.2477°

True anomaly

88.8374°

Mean anomaly

88.8219°

Eccentric anomaly

88.82965°

Mean motion

3.81732 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.000055471

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STARLINK-31182, 59159

STARLINK-31327, 59160

STARLINK-31256, 59161

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STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31297 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.
6 mins	2025-09-08 14:15:17.247Z	205.668° SW	2025-09-08 14:18:17.247Z	147.845° SSE	25.042°	2025-09-08 14:21:17.247Z	89.764° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 15:55:17.247Z	260.255° W	2025-09-08 15:57:17.247Z	35.22° NE	43.732°	2025-09-08 16:00:17.247Z	70.647° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 17:34:17.247Z	295.42° NW	2025-09-08 17:36:17.247Z	7.429° NNE	38.012°	2025-09-08 17:39:17.247Z	76.727° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 19:13:17.247Z	287.218° WNW	2025-09-08 19:15:17.247Z	231.346° WSW	44.938°	2025-09-08 19:18:17.247Z	110.943° ESE
4 mins	2025-09-08 20:52:17.247Z	250.022° W	2025-09-08 20:54:17.247Z	206.767° SW	19.817°	2025-09-08 20:56:17.247Z	170.167° S
4 mins	2025-09-09 13:49:17.247Z	181.067° SSW	2025-09-09 13:50:17.247Z	155.723° SSE	24.307°	2025-09-09 13:53:17.247Z	92.685° ESE