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STARLINK-11242, 60903

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11242, 60903 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 31 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

60903, 2024-154A

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)

2024-08-31 (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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-11242
1 60903U 24154A   26129.46688607 -.00001893  00000-0 -10777-4 0  9998
2 60903  53.1589 191.3984 0001017  49.7960 310.3147 15.69691970 98065

Epoch: 2026-05-09T11:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-09T11:12:18.956Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

156.03551°

Altitude

360.25 km

Speed

7.695 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 45m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

19:51:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.724 km

Perigee altitude

359.354 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.176 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.1589°

RAAN

191.3984°

Arg. of periapsis

49.796°

True anomaly

310.30581°

Mean anomaly

310.3147°

Eccentric anomaly

310.31026°

Mean motion

3.92401 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.000010777

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Other satellites on launch #154 in the year 2024 (2024-08-31 UTC)

STARLINK-11248, 60914 (Decayed)

STARLINK-11264, 60906

STARLINK-32371, 60916

STARLINK-11256, 60904

STARLINK-11229, 60908

STARLINK-11190, 60911

STARLINK-11225, 60912

STARLINK-11159, 60905

STARLINK-32317, 60918

STARLINK-32345, 60920

STARLINK-32369, 60917

STARLINK-32356, 60921

STARLINK-32367, 60919

STARLINK-11265, 60909

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STARLINK-11242 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	2026-05-10 13:42:24.765Z	298.915° NW	2026-05-10 13:43:24.765Z	238.86° WSW	43.656°	2026-05-10 13:46:24.765Z	136.829° SSE

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Check out STARLINK-11242, 60903 on other resources

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