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

8 hours ago

Origin

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)

2024-07-03 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31869
1 60196U 24124P   25199.64547324  .00001170  00000-0  51633-4 0  9997
2 60196  53.1604 329.5281 0000751  66.5818 293.5261 15.30188270 58466

Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T15:29:28.887Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

160.46371°

Altitude

475.944 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 58m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.0786°

Longitude

-103.66624°

Altitude

481.31 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 16m 08s

Apparent Declination

9° 56' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:32:03

Azimuth

328.33° NNW

Elevation

-34.618°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.021 km

Perigee altitude

474.992 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.643 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.1604°

RAAN

329.5281°

Arg. of periapsis

66.5818°

True anomaly

293.51821°

Mean anomaly

293.5261°

Eccentric anomaly

293.52215°

Mean motion

3.82526 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000051633

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STARLINK-31869 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 10:27:24.315Z	180.591° SSW	2025-07-19 10:30:24.315Z	117.347° SE	21.653°	2025-07-19 10:32:24.315Z	80.365° E
5 mins	2025-07-19 12:05:24.315Z	264.205° W	2025-07-19 12:07:24.315Z	313.956° NW	32.453°	2025-07-19 12:10:24.315Z	33.081° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 17:03:24.315Z	356.694° N	2025-07-19 17:04:24.315Z	22.874° NE	23.865°	2025-07-19 17:07:24.315Z	84.539° E
5 mins	2025-07-19 18:40:24.315Z	289.677° WNW	2025-07-19 18:42:24.315Z	236.786° WSW	34.633°	2025-07-19 18:45:24.315Z	156.654° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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