STARLINK-31909, 59663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31909, 59663 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

59663, 2024-084K

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31909
1 59663U 24084K   25242.15350523  .00035437  00000-0  12426-2 0  9995
2 59663  43.0019  43.2376 0002134 306.1473  53.9181 15.28832422 75081

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:41:02.851Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

9.38376°

Altitude

478.215 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 52m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:18:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.711 km

Perigee altitude

479.784 km

Semi-major axis

6,859.384 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

43.0019°

RAAN

43.2376°

Arg. of periapsis

306.1473°

True anomaly

53.93787°

Mean anomaly

53.9181°

Eccentric anomaly

53.92798°

Mean motion

3.82046 °/min

Orbital period

94.23 mins

BSTAR

0.0012426

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

STARLINK-31589, 59654

STARLINK-31665, 59655

STARLINK-31912, 59656

STARLINK-31904, 59657

STARLINK-31858, 59658

STARLINK-31881, 59659

STARLINK-31885, 59660

STARLINK-31880, 59661

STARLINK-31886, 59662

STARLINK-31910, 59664

STARLINK-31894, 59665 (Decayed)

STARLINK-31902, 59666

STARLINK-31913, 59667

STARLINK-31866, 59668

STARLINK-31909 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	2025-08-30 14:53:25.009Z	239.791° WSW	2025-08-30 14:56:25.009Z	195.08° SSW	41.929°	2025-08-30 15:00:25.009Z	74.422° E
5 mins	2025-08-30 16:33:25.009Z	283.527° WNW	2025-08-30 16:35:25.009Z	334.757° NNW	38.108°	2025-08-30 16:38:25.009Z	68.943° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 18:12:25.009Z	293.181° NW	2025-08-30 18:14:25.009Z	331.052° NNW	40.973°	2025-08-30 18:18:25.009Z	96.158° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-30 19:51:25.009Z	267.229° W	2025-08-30 19:53:25.009Z	216.554° SW	31.134°	2025-08-30 19:56:25.009Z	145.079° SSE