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

Related business

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 (1 year 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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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11259
1 60721U 24152B   25245.49657511  .00002344  00000-0  24193-4 0  9992
2 60721  53.1591 324.2458 0001147  78.1591 281.9555 15.69717000 59278

Epoch: 2025-09-02T11:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T11:55:04.089Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

163.59174°

Altitude

360.462 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 36m 58s

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

19:41:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.74 km

Perigee altitude

359.195 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.105 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1591°

RAAN

324.2458°

Arg. of periapsis

78.1591°

True anomaly

281.94264°

Mean anomaly

281.9555°

Eccentric anomaly

281.94907°

Mean motion

3.92407 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.000024193

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

STARLINK-11247, 60720

STARLINK-11188, 60722

STARLINK-11272, 60723

STARLINK-11261, 60724

STARLINK-11263, 60725

STARLINK-11235, 60726

STARLINK-11080, 60727

STARLINK-11249, 60728

STARLINK-11146, 60729

STARLINK-11255, 60730

STARLINK-11254, 60731

STARLINK-11266, 60732

STARLINK-32253, 60733

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.
5 mins	2025-09-03 07:58:10.004Z	224.522° SW	2025-09-03 08:00:10.004Z	182.598° SSW	44.11°	2025-09-03 08:03:10.004Z	52.146° ENE
5 mins	2025-09-03 14:22:10.004Z	320.072° NNW	2025-09-03 14:25:10.004Z	48.206° ENE	36.058°	2025-09-03 14:27:10.004Z	108.181° ESE