STARLINK-31256, 59161

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31256, 59161 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

59161, 2024-044K

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-31256
1 59161U 24044K   25251.16032870 -.00003845  00000-0 -13029-3 0  9998
2 59161  43.0009  57.5524 0001169 293.8753  66.1976 15.27574649 85684

Epoch: 2025-09-08T03:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T03:50:52.399Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

12.3646°

Altitude

482.517 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 12s

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

06:24:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.812 km

Perigee altitude

484.208 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.147 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

43.0009°

RAAN

57.5524°

Arg. of periapsis

293.8753°

True anomaly

66.20986°

Mean anomaly

66.1976°

Eccentric anomaly

66.20373°

Mean motion

3.81732 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.00013029

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STARLINK-31297, 59158

STARLINK-31182, 59159

STARLINK-31327, 59160

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STARLINK-31309, 59164

STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31256 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 15:03:12.054Z	234.104° WSW	2025-09-08 15:06:12.054Z	185.715° SSW	39.265°	2025-09-08 15:10:12.054Z	76.23° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 16:43:12.054Z	279.253° WNW	2025-09-08 16:45:12.054Z	324.786° NNW	38.45°	2025-09-08 16:49:12.054Z	71.976° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 18:22:12.054Z	292.803° NW	2025-09-08 18:25:12.054Z	44.627° NE	40.055°	2025-09-08 18:28:12.054Z	91.677° ESE
6 mins	2025-09-08 20:01:12.054Z	274.137° WNW	2025-09-08 20:04:12.054Z	183.537° SSW	33.716°	2025-09-08 20:07:12.054Z	134.99° SE