STARLINK-11259, 60721

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11259, 60721 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 28 Aug 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

60721, 2024-152B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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)

2024-08-28 (11 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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11259
1 60721U 24152B   25199.27264944  .00000201  00000-0  65190-5 0  9993
2 60721  53.1592 192.1137 0001158  89.7420 270.3730 15.69707280 52017

Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:32:36.911Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

157.63336°

Altitude

360.645 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 48m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

13.11027°

Longitude

164.15742°

Altitude

359.692 km

Speed

7.696 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 35m 37s

Apparent Declination

-48° 32' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:12:54

Azimuth

148.749° SSE

Elevation

-9.155°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.776 km

Perigee altitude

359.215 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.132 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1592°

RAAN

192.1137°

Arg. of periapsis

89.742°

True anomaly

270.35973°

Mean anomaly

270.373°

Eccentric anomaly

270.36637°

Mean motion

3.92404 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.000006519

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STARLINK-11249, 60728

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STARLINK-11266, 60732

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STARLINK-32179, 60734

STARLINK-11259 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.
4 mins	2025-07-19 02:37:18.182Z	255.021° W	2025-07-19 02:39:18.182Z	1.945° NNE	35.142°	2025-07-19 02:41:18.182Z	39.609° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 09:02:18.182Z	309.154° NW	2025-07-19 09:03:18.182Z	303.587° NW	43.946°	2025-07-19 09:06:18.182Z	131.612° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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