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

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-18 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 17.7 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31868
1 59783U 24093B   26036.33573786 -.00003314  00000-0 -11101-3 0  9999
2 59783  43.0045  28.3889 0001395 271.2288  88.8404 15.27567030 97785

Epoch: 2026-02-05T08:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T08:03:27.751Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

132.03384°

Altitude

482.845 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 53m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:07:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.99 km

Perigee altitude

484.075 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.169 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

43.0045°

RAAN

28.3889°

Arg. of periapsis

271.2288°

True anomaly

88.85638°

Mean anomaly

88.8404°

Eccentric anomaly

88.84839°

Mean motion

3.8173 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.00011101

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Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 2024 (2024-05-18 UTC)

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STARLINK-31862, 59786

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STARLINK-31893, 59792 (Decayed)

STARLINK-31687, 59798

STARLINK-31815, 59801

STARLINK-31812, 59800

STARLINK-31873, 59790

STARLINK-31916, 59795

STARLINK-31890, 59785

STARLINK-31848, 59784

STARLINK-31363, 59782

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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.
6 mins	2026-02-06 03:07:33.100Z	230.682° WSW	2026-02-06 03:09:33.100Z	190.735° SSW	39.006°	2026-02-06 03:13:33.100Z	76.269° E
6 mins	2026-02-06 04:46:33.100Z	279.045° WNW	2026-02-06 04:48:33.100Z	320.934° NNW	37.923°	2026-02-06 04:52:33.100Z	71.783° E
6 mins	2026-02-06 06:25:33.100Z	292.465° WNW	2026-02-06 06:28:33.100Z	39.857° NE	40.577°	2026-02-06 06:31:33.100Z	91.712° ESE
5 mins	2026-02-06 08:05:33.100Z	262.867° W	2026-02-06 08:07:33.100Z	187.106° SSW	33.841°	2026-02-06 08:10:33.100Z	135.72° SSE

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STARLINK-31868, 59783

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T08:03:27.751Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 2024 (2024-05-18 UTC)

STARLINK-31868 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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