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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-31912
1 59656U 24084C   25224.21014933  .00006489  00000-0  24497-3 0  9993
2 59656  42.9999 145.0285 0001264 281.3909  78.6800 15.27601860 72335

Epoch: 2025-08-12T05:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T05:02:36.902Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

108.46863°

Altitude

482.589 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 40m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.13507°

Longitude

-170.5768°

Altitude

486.892 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 37m 13s

Apparent Declination

3° 44' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:08:19

Azimuth

329.574° NNW

Elevation

-41.811°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.796 km

Perigee altitude

484.061 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.066 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

42.9999°

RAAN

145.0285°

Arg. of periapsis

281.3909°

True anomaly

78.6942°

Mean anomaly

78.68°

Eccentric anomaly

78.6871°

Mean motion

3.81738 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00024497

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STARLINK-31881, 59659

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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	2025-08-13 22:04:28.214Z	229.659° WSW	2025-08-13 22:07:28.214Z	128.833° SE	38.833°	2025-08-13 22:10:28.214Z	77.463° E
6 mins	2025-08-13 23:43:28.214Z	276.846° WNW	2025-08-13 23:46:28.214Z	19.287° NNE	38.781°	2025-08-13 23:49:28.214Z	70.915° E
5 mins	2025-08-14 01:23:28.214Z	298.067° NW	2025-08-14 01:25:28.214Z	24.003° NE	40.959°	2025-08-14 01:28:28.214Z	89.997° E
5 mins	2025-08-14 03:02:28.214Z	267.071° W	2025-08-14 03:04:28.214Z	194.492° SSW	35.577°	2025-08-14 03:07:28.214Z	134.86° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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