STARLINK-31881, 59659

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31881, 59659 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

59659, 2024-084F

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-31881
1 59659U 24084F   25224.11955125 -.00000849  00000-0 -21316-4 0  9996
2 59659  43.0013 141.7440 0001230 251.4438 108.6280 15.27594692 72364

Epoch: 2025-08-12T02:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T02:52:09.227Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

137.88874°

Altitude

483.05 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 26m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.2869°

Longitude

-153.67456°

Altitude

486.814 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 32m 55s

Apparent Declination

3° 02' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:04:04

Azimuth

349.495° N

Elevation

-46.538°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.794 km

Perigee altitude

484.106 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.087 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

43.0013°

RAAN

141.744°

Arg. of periapsis

251.4438°

True anomaly

108.64136°

Mean anomaly

108.628°

Eccentric anomaly

108.63468°

Mean motion

3.81737 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.000021316

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STARLINK-31880, 59661

STARLINK-31886, 59662

STARLINK-31909, 59663

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STARLINK-31902, 59666

STARLINK-31913, 59667

STARLINK-31866, 59668

STARLINK-31881 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 21:27:03.666Z	217.336° SW	2025-08-13 21:30:03.666Z	140.578° SSE	32.773°	2025-08-13 21:33:03.666Z	82.483° E
6 mins	2025-08-13 23:06:03.666Z	268.784° W	2025-08-13 23:09:03.666Z	22.99° NE	40.861°	2025-08-13 23:12:03.666Z	70.038° E
5 mins	2025-08-14 00:46:03.666Z	298.46° NW	2025-08-14 00:48:03.666Z	17.049° NNE	39.014°	2025-08-14 00:51:03.666Z	83.105° E
5 mins	2025-08-14 02:25:03.666Z	277.541° WNW	2025-08-14 02:27:03.666Z	190.914° SSW	41.856°	2025-08-14 02:30:03.666Z	123.491° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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