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
20 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 (8 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, 29 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 STARLINK-11259
1 60721U 24152B   25128.40868425 -.00000218  00000-0  30641-5 0  9996
2 60721  53.1587 181.4488 0001236  79.7913 280.3244 15.69711785 40882
Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:48:30.319Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
167.84285°
Altitude
360.487 km
Speed
7.694 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 05m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
36.50581°
Longitude
-49.81693°
Altitude
362.048 km
Speed
7.697 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 50m 32s
Apparent Declination
0° 33' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:22:49
Azimuth
51.097° ENE
Elevation
-37.594°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
360.815 km
Perigee altitude
359.15 km
Semi-major axis
6,738.12 km
Eccentricity
0.0001236
Inclination
53.1587°
RAAN
181.4488°
Arg. of periapsis
79.7913°
True anomaly
280.31047°
Mean anomaly
280.3244°
Eccentric anomaly
280.31743°
Mean motion
3.92406 °/min
BSTAR
0.0000030641
Orbital period
91.74 mins
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