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

60996, 2024-158G

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)

2024-09-05 (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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11281
1 60996U 24158G   25242.11843777 -.00001721  00000-0 -93465-5 0  9998
2 60996  53.1588 145.8328 0001176  51.9164 308.1960 15.69708114 57498

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:50:33.023Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

124.63788°

Altitude

360.157 km

Speed

7.695 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 43m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

09:22:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.785 km

Perigee altitude

359.201 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.13 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1588°

RAAN

145.8328°

Arg. of periapsis

51.9164°

True anomaly

308.18541°

Mean anomaly

308.196°

Eccentric anomaly

308.1907°

Mean motion

3.92405 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000093465

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Other satellites on launch #158 in the year 2024 (2024-09-05 UTC)

STARLINK-11278, 60990 (Decayed)

STARLINK-11289, 60991

STARLINK-11282, 60992

STARLINK-11283, 60993

STARLINK-11267, 60994

STARLINK-11269, 60995

STARLINK-11260, 60997

STARLINK-11287, 60998

STARLINK-11270, 60999

STARLINK-11290, 61000

STARLINK-11274, 61001

STARLINK-11288, 61002

STARLINK-32279, 61003

STARLINK-32336, 61004

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.
5 mins	2025-08-30 19:48:45.174Z	198.157° SSW	2025-08-30 19:51:45.174Z	113.918° SE	26.62°	2025-08-30 19:53:45.174Z	70.364° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 03:49:45.174Z	273.002° WNW	2025-08-31 03:50:45.174Z	244.545° WSW	24.291°	2025-08-31 03:53:45.174Z	165.578° S