STARLINK-31278, 59163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31278, 59163 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

59163, 2024-044M

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-31278
1 59163U 24044M   25251.16803145 -.00004514  00000-0 -15466-3 0  9992
2 59163  43.0015  57.6099 0001401 279.4299  80.6394 15.27571088 85651

Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:01:57.917Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

9.64152°

Altitude

482.695 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 26s

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

06:22:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.982 km

Perigee altitude

484.059 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.158 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0015°

RAAN

57.6099°

Arg. of periapsis

279.4299°

True anomaly

80.65524°

Mean anomaly

80.6394°

Eccentric anomaly

80.64732°

Mean motion

3.81731 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.00015466

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STARLINK-31297, 59158

STARLINK-31182, 59159

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STARLINK-31272, 59162

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STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31278 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 15:14:33.916Z	240.139° WSW	2025-09-08 15:18:33.916Z	117.549° SE	41.671°	2025-09-08 15:21:33.916Z	75.071° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 16:55:33.916Z	289.604° WNW	2025-09-08 16:57:33.916Z	15.739° NNE	38.144°	2025-09-08 17:00:33.916Z	71.89° E
5 mins	2025-09-08 18:34:33.916Z	296.147° NW	2025-09-08 18:36:33.916Z	24.293° NE	42.536°	2025-09-08 18:39:33.916Z	94.781° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-08 20:13:33.916Z	261.574° W	2025-09-08 20:15:33.916Z	198.995° SSW	31.171°	2025-09-08 20:18:33.916Z	142.04° SSE