STARLINK-31866, 59668

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31866, 59668 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

59668, 2024-084Q

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 hours 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 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31866
1 59668U 24084Q   25224.48665713  .00000841  00000-0  40053-4 0  9996
2 59668  43.0026 135.8605 0001040 269.3259  90.7473 15.27589843 72461

Epoch: 2025-08-12T11:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T11:40:47.176Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-0.51471°

Altitude

482.805 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 03m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-33.62376°

Longitude

-140.76306°

Altitude

491.926 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 54m 47s

Apparent Declination

-74° 47' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:08:08

Azimuth

198.361° SSW

Elevation

-35.346°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.678 km

Perigee altitude

484.251 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.101 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

43.0026°

RAAN

135.8605°

Arg. of periapsis

269.3259°

True anomaly

90.75922°

Mean anomaly

90.7473°

Eccentric anomaly

90.75326°

Mean motion

3.81736 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000040053

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

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STARLINK-31912, 59656

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 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.
5 mins	2025-08-13 20:50:07.472Z	201.285° SSW	2025-08-13 20:52:07.472Z	161.032° S	25.323°	2025-08-13 20:55:07.472Z	93.009° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-13 22:29:07.472Z	260.307° W	2025-08-13 22:31:07.472Z	310.949° NW	44.007°	2025-08-13 22:34:07.472Z	69.734° E
5 mins	2025-08-14 00:08:07.472Z	291.658° WNW	2025-08-14 00:10:07.472Z	340.327° N	37.267°	2025-08-14 00:13:07.472Z	74.841° E
6 mins	2025-08-14 01:47:07.472Z	286.84° WNW	2025-08-14 01:49:07.472Z	276.385° WNW	42.594°	2025-08-14 01:53:07.472Z	112.025° ESE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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