STARLINK-31869, 60196

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31869, 60196 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 03 Jul 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
60196, 2024-124P
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-07-03 (10 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 29 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 STARLINK-31869
1 60196U 24124P   25109.18451266  .00007732  00000-0  27284-3 0  9990
2 60196  53.1603  29.7078 0001259  89.9602 270.1543 15.30207050 45695
Epoch: 2025-04-19T04:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T04:25:41.893Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
115.75187°
Altitude
476.092 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 58m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
1.61934°
Longitude
113.31544°
Altitude
475.864 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 57m 13s
Apparent Declination
-30° 50' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:07:35
Azimuth
254.513° W
Elevation
-31.872°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
476.313 km
Perigee altitude
474.588 km
Semi-major axis
6,853.587 km
Eccentricity
0.0001259
Inclination
53.1603°
RAAN
29.7078°
Arg. of periapsis
89.9602°
True anomaly
270.13987°
Mean anomaly
270.1543°
Eccentric anomaly
270.14709°
Mean motion
3.82531 °/min
BSTAR
0.00027284
Orbital period
94.11 mins
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STARLINK-31869 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
4 mins2025-04-19 23:31:50.788Z309.987° NW2025-04-19 23:33:50.788Z343.589° N13.886°2025-04-19 23:35:50.788Z17.13° NNE
4 mins2025-04-20 02:50:50.788Z356.371° N2025-04-20 02:51:50.788Z19.451° NNE20.788°2025-04-20 02:54:50.788Z77.591° E
5 mins2025-04-20 04:27:50.788Z298.815° NW2025-04-20 04:29:50.788Z256.489° W39.343°2025-04-20 04:32:50.788Z147.233° SSE
5 mins2025-04-20 21:23:50.788Z251.377° W2025-04-20 21:25:50.788Z335.444° NNW40.472°2025-04-20 21:28:50.788Z42.178° NE
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