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STARLINK-11261, 60724

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11261, 60724 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

60724, 2024-152E

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11261
1 60724U 24152E   26125.61370279  .00021449  00000-0  18128-3 0  9997
2 60724  53.1570 195.7879 0001331  62.9968 297.1186 15.69731321 97778

Epoch: 2026-05-05T14:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T14:43:43.921Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

111.36889°

Altitude

360.172 km

Speed

7.695 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 03m 09s

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

10:43:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.824 km

Perigee altitude

359.03 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.064 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.157°

RAAN

195.7879°

Arg. of periapsis

62.9968°

True anomaly

297.10502°

Mean anomaly

297.1186°

Eccentric anomaly

297.11181°

Mean motion

3.9241 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00018128

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

STARLINK-11272, 60723

STARLINK-32179, 60734

STARLINK-32235, 60739

STARLINK-11235, 60726

STARLINK-11266, 60732

STARLINK-11259, 60721

STARLINK-11080, 60727

STARLINK-32304, 60738

STARLINK-11263, 60725

STARLINK-11254, 60731

STARLINK-11249, 60728

STARLINK-11188, 60722

STARLINK-32289, 60737

STARLINK-32315, 60740

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STARLINK-11261 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	2026-05-06 07:45:12.826Z	257.063° W	2026-05-06 07:46:12.826Z	298.565° NW	38.048°	2026-05-06 07:49:12.826Z	41.446° NE

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out STARLINK-11261, 60724 on other resources

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