STARLINK-31973, 59943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31973, 59943 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

59943, 2024-106X

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-31973
1 59943U 24106X   25200.73859866 -.00000347  00000-0 -30964-5 0  9997
2 59943  43.0020 208.3055 0001035 275.3537  84.7196 15.27573667 64896

Epoch: 2025-07-19T17:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T17:43:34.924Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

4.63854°

Altitude

482.778 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 53m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.65232°

Longitude

41.9933°

Altitude

484.379 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 46m 27s

Apparent Declination

-3° 36' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:31:26

Azimuth

296.496° NW

Elevation

-33.024°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.723 km

Perigee altitude

484.303 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.15 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

43.002°

RAAN

208.3055°

Arg. of periapsis

275.3537°

True anomaly

84.73141°

Mean anomaly

84.7196°

Eccentric anomaly

84.72551°

Mean motion

3.81731 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000030964

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STARLINK-31970, 59928

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STARLINK-31956, 59930

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STARLINK-31971, 59934

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STARLINK-31962, 59936

STARLINK-31973 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 09:55:13.260Z	266.517° W	2025-07-20 09:58:13.260Z	200.86° SSW	24.455°	2025-07-20 10:00:13.260Z	160.811° S
4 mins	2025-07-21 02:53:13.260Z	172.188° S	2025-07-21 02:54:13.260Z	150.532° SSE	19.6°	2025-07-21 02:57:13.260Z	95.816° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-21 04:31:13.260Z	247.682° W	2025-07-21 04:33:13.260Z	99.383° ESE	44.663°	2025-07-21 04:36:13.260Z	72.515° E
5 mins	2025-07-21 06:10:13.260Z	291.28° WNW	2025-07-21 06:12:13.260Z	359.973° N	38.085°	2025-07-21 06:15:13.260Z	73.045° E
5 mins	2025-07-21 07:49:13.260Z	291.681° WNW	2025-07-21 07:51:13.260Z	342.365° N	44.16°	2025-07-21 07:54:13.260Z	102.072° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-21 09:28:13.260Z	257.819° W	2025-07-21 09:30:13.260Z	208.726° SW	25.363°	2025-07-21 09:33:13.260Z	152.851° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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