STARLINK-31272, 59162

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31272, 59162 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

59162, 2024-044L

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-31272
1 59162U 24044L   25251.16417110 -.00002756  00000-0 -90639-4 0  9996
2 59162  43.0004  57.5824 0001589 270.0389  90.0281 15.27581753 85657

Epoch: 2025-09-08T03:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T03:56:24.383Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

11.00761°

Altitude

482.82 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 19s

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

06:21:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.08 km

Perigee altitude

483.898 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.126 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

43.0004°

RAAN

57.5824°

Arg. of periapsis

270.0389°

True anomaly

90.04631°

Mean anomaly

90.0281°

Eccentric anomaly

90.0372°

Mean motion

3.81733 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.000090639

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STARLINK-31297, 59158

STARLINK-31182, 59159

STARLINK-31327, 59160

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STARLINK-31278, 59163

STARLINK-31309, 59164

STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31272 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 15:09:19.171Z	235.969° WSW	2025-09-08 15:12:19.171Z	162.583° S	41.815°	2025-09-08 15:15:19.171Z	77.228° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 16:49:19.171Z	283.462° WNW	2025-09-08 16:51:19.171Z	347.222° N	39.185°	2025-09-08 16:54:19.171Z	69.546° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 18:28:19.171Z	294.177° NW	2025-09-08 18:30:19.171Z	341.844° N	41.159°	2025-09-08 18:34:19.171Z	94.369° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-08 20:07:19.171Z	269.202° W	2025-09-08 20:09:19.171Z	216.976° SW	33.116°	2025-09-08 20:12:19.171Z	141.878° SSE