STARLINK-31309, 59164

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31309, 59164 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

59164, 2024-044N

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-31309
1 59164U 24044N   25251.17189144 -.00001600  00000-0 -48660-4 0  9996
2 59164  43.0054  57.6382 0001405 270.9714  89.0977 15.27566239 85687

Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T04:07:31.42Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

8.27645°

Altitude

482.851 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

06:22:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.999 km

Perigee altitude

484.07 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.172 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0054°

RAAN

57.6382°

Arg. of periapsis

270.9714°

True anomaly

89.1138°

Mean anomaly

89.0977°

Eccentric anomaly

89.10575°

Mean motion

3.8173 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.00004866

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STARLINK-31297, 59158

STARLINK-31182, 59159

STARLINK-31327, 59160

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STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342, 59166

STARLINK-31309 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 15:20:35.380Z	242.483° WSW	2025-09-08 15:23:35.380Z	212.282° SW	41.816°	2025-09-08 15:27:35.380Z	73.92° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 17:00:35.380Z	283.287° WNW	2025-09-08 17:03:35.380Z	26.095° NE	36.852°	2025-09-08 17:06:35.380Z	73.235° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 18:39:35.380Z	291.604° WNW	2025-09-08 18:42:35.380Z	48.386° ENE	42.423°	2025-09-08 18:45:35.380Z	97.389° ESE
4 mins	2025-09-08 20:19:35.380Z	255.976° W	2025-09-08 20:21:35.380Z	193.059° SSW	28.768°	2025-09-08 20:23:35.380Z	151.502° SSE