STARLINK-31948, 59941

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31948, 59941 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 01 Jun 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

59941, 2024-106V

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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)

2024-06-01 (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 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31948
1 59941U 24106V   25199.30826542  .00000613  00000-0  31803-4 0  9996
2 59941  43.0033 212.9254 0001539 276.1275  83.9401 15.27584231 64717

Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:23:54.132Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

165.58823°

Altitude

482.701 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 11m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.67155°

Longitude

-41.98219°

Altitude

483.136 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 26m 01s

Apparent Declination

-8° 21' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:32:03

Azimuth

2.851° NNE

Elevation

-58.414°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.037 km

Perigee altitude

483.925 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.118 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

43.0033°

RAAN

212.9254°

Arg. of periapsis

276.1275°

True anomaly

83.95764°

Mean anomaly

83.9401°

Eccentric anomaly

83.94887°

Mean motion

3.81734 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000031803

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STARLINK-31970, 59928

STARLINK-31932, 59929

STARLINK-31956, 59930

STARLINK-31960, 59931

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STARLINK-31853, 59933

STARLINK-31971, 59934

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STARLINK-31962, 59936

STARLINK-31948 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	2025-07-19 04:00:23.981Z	206.054° SW	2025-07-19 04:02:23.981Z	163.592° S	28.018°	2025-07-19 04:05:23.981Z	90.622° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-19 05:39:23.981Z	264.684° W	2025-07-19 05:41:23.981Z	317.194° NNW	43.112°	2025-07-19 05:44:23.981Z	68.875° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 07:18:23.981Z	292.362° WNW	2025-07-19 07:20:23.981Z	338.33° N	37.265°	2025-07-19 07:24:23.981Z	81.501° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 08:57:23.981Z	284.79° WNW	2025-07-19 08:59:23.981Z	262.38° W	41.808°	2025-07-19 09:03:23.981Z	115.991° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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