STARLINK-11260, 60997

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11260, 60997 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

60997, 2024-158H

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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11260
1 60997U 24158H   25242.05172282 -.00000886  00000-0 -24569-5 0  9998
2 60997  53.1577 123.8181 0001024  59.9794 300.1325 15.69704562 57859

Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:14:28.851Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

126.70628°

Altitude

360.311 km

Speed

7.695 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 15m 16s

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

09:23:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.693 km

Perigee altitude

359.313 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.14 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

53.1577°

RAAN

123.8181°

Arg. of periapsis

59.9794°

True anomaly

300.12235°

Mean anomaly

300.1325°

Eccentric anomaly

300.12743°

Mean motion

3.92404 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

-0.0000024569

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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-11281, 60996

STARLINK-11287, 60998

STARLINK-11270, 60999

STARLINK-11290, 61000

STARLINK-11274, 61001

STARLINK-11288, 61002

STARLINK-32279, 61003

STARLINK-32336, 61004

STARLINK-11260 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	2025-08-30 18:13:23.456Z	178.219° S	2025-08-30 18:15:23.456Z	116.661° SE	22.55°	2025-08-30 18:17:23.456Z	74.546° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 02:13:23.456Z	278.713° WNW	2025-08-31 02:14:23.456Z	247.986° W	28.544°	2025-08-31 02:17:23.456Z	158.888° S