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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

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MD, Unknown motor

Mass

960 kg wet, ~910 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-28 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 18.1 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11259
1 60721U 24152B   26071.37725145 -.00001361  00000-0 -63728-5 0  9994
2 60721  53.1587 103.2670 0001080  76.1912 283.9226 15.69713843 89254

Epoch: 2026-03-12T09:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T09:03:14.525Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

157.42846°

Altitude

360.456 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 53m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:31:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.704 km

Perigee altitude

359.249 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.114 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1587°

RAAN

103.267°

Arg. of periapsis

76.1912°

True anomaly

283.91059°

Mean anomaly

283.9226°

Eccentric anomaly

283.91659°

Mean motion

3.92406 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000063728

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Other satellites on launch #152 in the year 2024 (2024-08-28 UTC)

STARLINK-32304, 60738

STARLINK-11235, 60726

STARLINK-11266, 60732

STARLINK-11188, 60722

STARLINK-32289, 60737

STARLINK-32315, 60740

STARLINK-11261, 60724

STARLINK-11272, 60723

STARLINK-32179, 60734

STARLINK-32272, 60735

STARLINK-11249, 60728

STARLINK-11255, 60730

STARLINK-11146, 60729

STARLINK-11247, 60720

STARLINK-32253, 60733

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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	2026-03-13 11:32:14.929Z	308.841° NW	2026-03-13 11:34:14.929Z	167.776° S	44.822°	2026-03-13 11:36:14.929Z	132.582° SE

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Check out STARLINK-11259, 60721 on other resources

View STARLINK-11259, 60721 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View STARLINK-11259, 60721 on Celestrak

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