STARLINK-31656, 60286

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-31656, 60286 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 28 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

60286, 2024-132J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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)

2024-07-28 (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 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-31656
1 60286U 24132J   25199.34073127 -.00000235  00000-0  41929-5 0  9998
2 60286  53.1605  60.7420 0001330  92.8604 267.2549 15.30185711 55680

Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:10:39.181Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

1.68513°

Altitude

476.201 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 02m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-46.93612°

Longitude

-128.39195°

Altitude

492.072 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 49m 11s

Apparent Declination

-49° 20' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:08:50

Azimuth

122.657° SE

Elevation

-63.709°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.426 km

Perigee altitude

474.603 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.651 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.1605°

RAAN

60.742°

Arg. of periapsis

92.8604°

True anomaly

267.23968°

Mean anomaly

267.2549°

Eccentric anomaly

267.24729°

Mean motion

3.82525 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0000041929

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STARLINK-32123, 60284

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STARLINK-32114, 60287

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STARLINK-32141, 60290

STARLINK-32142, 60291

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STARLINK-31656 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	2025-07-19 00:21:14.921Z	311.768° NW	2025-07-19 00:24:14.921Z	83.586° E	44.664°	2025-07-19 00:27:14.921Z	128.229° SE
5 mins	2025-07-19 17:17:14.921Z	227.206° WSW	2025-07-19 17:19:14.921Z	218.226° SW	43.618°	2025-07-19 17:22:14.921Z	50.961° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-19 22:14:14.921Z	344.644° N	2025-07-19 22:16:14.921Z	20.861° NNE	15.834°	2025-07-19 22:18:14.921Z	56.486° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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