STARLINK-31666, 59572
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-31666, 59572 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 23 Apr 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-31666
1 59572U 24076J 25257.34684391 .00000082 00000-0 12510-4 0 9999
2 59572 43.0006 277.9203 0000843 269.6409 90.4346 15.27576266 79610Epoch: 2025-09-14T08:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T08:19:27.313Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
159.4893°
Altitude
482.84 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 31m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:40:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
485.584 km
Perigee altitude
484.427 km
Semi-major axis
6,863.142 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
43.0006°
RAAN
277.9203°
Arg. of periapsis
269.6409°
True anomaly
90.44426°
Mean anomaly
90.4346°
Eccentric anomaly
90.43943°
Mean motion
3.81732 °/min
Orbital period
94.31 mins
BSTAR
0.00001251
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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 2024 (2024-04-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-31666 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-15 08:14:03.654Z | 288.529° WNW | 2025-09-15 08:18:03.654Z | 39.378° NE | 38.651° | 2025-09-15 08:21:03.654Z | 87.492° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-15 09:54:03.654Z | 278.308° WNW | 2025-09-15 09:57:03.654Z | 175.583° S | 37.638° | 2025-09-15 10:00:03.654Z | 128.323° SE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 04:30:03.654Z | 212.348° SW | 2025-09-16 04:32:03.654Z | 135.78° SSE | 35.569° | 2025-09-16 04:35:03.654Z | 80.064° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 06:08:03.654Z | 272.61° WNW | 2025-09-16 06:11:03.654Z | 21.761° NNE | 39.776° | 2025-09-16 06:14:03.654Z | 70.306° E |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 07:48:03.654Z | 298.733° NW | 2025-09-16 07:50:03.654Z | 20.796° NNE | 39.736° | 2025-09-16 07:53:03.654Z | 86.005° E |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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