STARLINK-31868, 59783

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31868, 59783 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 18 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

59783, 2024-093B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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)

2024-05-18 (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 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31868
1 59783U 24093B   25199.42240781 -.00001437  00000-0 -42693-4 0  9999
2 59783  43.0039  88.6867 0000946 292.0195  68.0556 15.27579295 66906

Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:08:16.034Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

0.14575°

Altitude

482.585 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 54m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.58069°

Longitude

-130.74416°

Altitude

493.327 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 45m 10s

Apparent Declination

-40° 47' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:32:03

Azimuth

101.136° ESE

Elevation

-69.698°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.645 km

Perigee altitude

484.346 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.133 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

43.0039°

RAAN

88.6867°

Arg. of periapsis

292.0195°

True anomaly

68.06566°

Mean anomaly

68.0556°

Eccentric anomaly

68.06063°

Mean motion

3.81733 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.000042693

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STARLINK-31868 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	2025-07-19 00:41:23.803Z	287.475° WNW	2025-07-19 00:44:23.803Z	272.365° WNW	43.943°	2025-07-19 00:48:23.803Z	111.523° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-19 19:18:23.803Z	186.729° SSW	2025-07-19 19:20:23.803Z	133.457° SE	24.376°	2025-07-19 19:22:23.803Z	94.843° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-19 20:56:23.803Z	258.601° W	2025-07-19 20:58:23.803Z	293.006° NW	43.769°	2025-07-19 21:01:23.803Z	69.853° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 22:35:23.803Z	290.563° WNW	2025-07-19 22:37:23.803Z	335.03° NNW	36.728°	2025-07-19 22:41:23.803Z	78.866° E

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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