STARLINK-31342, 59166

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31342, 59166 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

59166, 2024-044Q

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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-31342
1 59166U 24044Q   25250.45906122  .00004012  00000-0  15516-3 0  9992
2 59166  43.0046  61.7470 0000895 277.7157  82.3593 15.27595790 85574

Epoch: 2025-09-07T11:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-07T11:01:02.889Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-90.29329°

Altitude

482.696 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 06m 59s

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

06:21:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.56 km

Perigee altitude

484.332 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.083 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

43.0046°

RAAN

61.747°

Arg. of periapsis

277.7157°

True anomaly

82.36947°

Mean anomaly

82.3593°

Eccentric anomaly

82.36438°

Mean motion

3.81737 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00015516

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STARLINK-31309, 59164

STARLINK-31325, 59165

STARLINK-31342 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 15:30:18.750Z	246.783° WSW	2025-09-08 15:33:18.750Z	227.968° WSW	43.172°	2025-09-08 15:37:18.750Z	72.78° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 17:10:18.750Z	285.827° WNW	2025-09-08 17:12:18.750Z	327.819° NNW	36.5°	2025-09-08 17:16:18.750Z	74.66° E
6 mins	2025-09-08 18:49:18.750Z	290.913° WNW	2025-09-08 18:52:18.750Z	65.196° ENE	42.909°	2025-09-08 18:55:18.750Z	101.172° ESE
4 mins	2025-09-08 20:29:18.750Z	250.938° W	2025-09-08 20:30:18.750Z	225.358° WSW	26.044°	2025-09-08 20:33:18.750Z	155.629° SSE