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
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
1
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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