STARLINK-11281, 60996
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-11281, 60996 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Sep 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MD, Unknown motor
Mass
960 kg wet, ~910 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 STARLINK-11281
1 60996U 24158G 25259.18180065 .00000594 00000-0 97612-5 0 9990
2 60996 53.1586 61.7149 0001017 87.7783 272.3351 15.69714086 60171Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:21:47.576Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
0.89086°
Altitude
360.602 km
Speed
7.694 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 06m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:15:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
360.661 km
Perigee altitude
359.291 km
Semi-major axis
6,738.113 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
53.1586°
RAAN
61.7149°
Arg. of periapsis
87.7783°
True anomaly
272.32346°
Mean anomaly
272.3351°
Eccentric anomaly
272.32928°
Mean motion
3.92406 °/min
Orbital period
91.74 mins
BSTAR
0.0000097612
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Other satellites on launch #158 in the year 2024 (2024-09-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-11281 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-16 20:07:22.709Z | 322.589° NNW | 2025-09-16 20:10:22.709Z | 67.943° E | 33.086° | 2025-09-16 20:12:22.709Z | 109.34° ESE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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