STARLINK-31912, 59656

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31912, 59656 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 06 May 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

59656, 2024-084C

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-06 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31912
1 59656U 24084C   25241.92988260  .00009042  00000-0  33783-3 0  9999
2 59656  43.0007  44.9557 0000511 262.5922  97.4872 15.27565420 75046

Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:19:01.856Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

91.8265°

Altitude

482.914 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 59m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

05:22:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.389 km

Perigee altitude

484.687 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.175 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

43.0007°

RAAN

44.9557°

Arg. of periapsis

262.5922°

True anomaly

97.49301°

Mean anomaly

97.4872°

Eccentric anomaly

97.4901°

Mean motion

3.81729 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00033783

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Other satellites on launch #84 in the year 2024 (2024-05-06 UTC)

STARLINK-31589, 59654

STARLINK-31665, 59655

STARLINK-31904, 59657

STARLINK-31858, 59658

STARLINK-31881, 59659

STARLINK-31885, 59660

STARLINK-31880, 59661

STARLINK-31886, 59662

STARLINK-31909, 59663

STARLINK-31910, 59664

STARLINK-31894, 59665 (Decayed)

STARLINK-31902, 59666

STARLINK-31913, 59667

STARLINK-31866, 59668

STARLINK-31912 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	2025-08-30 14:12:58.753Z	214.391° SW	2025-08-30 14:15:58.753Z	143.285° SSE	30.935°	2025-08-30 14:18:58.753Z	84.173° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 15:51:58.753Z	266.204° W	2025-08-30 15:54:58.753Z	23.441° NE	41.641°	2025-08-30 15:57:58.753Z	69.986° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 17:31:58.753Z	297.895° NW	2025-08-30 17:33:58.753Z	14.043° NNE	38.671°	2025-08-30 17:36:58.753Z	81.385° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 19:10:58.753Z	280.264° WNW	2025-08-30 19:12:58.753Z	192.658° SSW	43.086°	2025-08-30 19:15:58.753Z	120.461° SE