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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31868
1 59783U 24093B   25201.05706283 -.00000658  00000-0 -14377-4 0  9998
2 59783  43.0045  79.4547 0001578 272.6750  87.3921 15.27589582 67157

Epoch: 2025-07-20T01:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-20T01:22:10.228Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

120.82677°

Altitude

482.747 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 17m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

39.1085°

Longitude

179.00008°

Altitude

486.26 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 45m 32s

Apparent Declination

1° 20' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:23:42

Azimuth

14.29° NNE

Elevation

-47.823°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.048 km

Perigee altitude

483.882 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.102 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

43.0045°

RAAN

79.4547°

Arg. of periapsis

272.675°

True anomaly

87.41016°

Mean anomaly

87.3921°

Eccentric anomaly

87.40113°

Mean motion

3.81735 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.000014377

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-20 18:49:30.377Z	201.695° SSW	2025-07-20 18:52:30.377Z	137.847° SSE	24.238°	2025-07-20 18:54:30.377Z	97.022° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-20 20:28:30.377Z	257.395° W	2025-07-20 20:30:30.377Z	278.367° WNW	42.905°	2025-07-20 20:34:30.377Z	71.138° E
6 mins	2025-07-20 22:07:30.377Z	289.299° WNW	2025-07-20 22:10:30.377Z	28.006° NE	36.687°	2025-07-20 22:13:30.377Z	77.963° E
6 mins	2025-07-20 23:46:30.377Z	287.852° WNW	2025-07-20 23:49:30.377Z	115.258° SE	43.951°	2025-07-20 23:52:30.377Z	110.087° ESE
4 mins	2025-07-21 01:26:30.377Z	244.556° WSW	2025-07-21 01:27:30.377Z	222.787° SW	20.294°	2025-07-21 01:30:30.377Z	165.523° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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