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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

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 (11 months 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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-11260
1 60997U 24158H   25216.39297735  .00001446  00000-0  16794-4 0  9998
2 60997  53.1573 250.3035 0001292  88.9919 271.1247 15.69705210 53821

Epoch: 2025-08-04T09:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T09:25:53.243Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

155.63057°

Altitude

360.638 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 41m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.0434°

Longitude

-88.62605°

Altitude

364.483 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 13m 05s

Apparent Declination

63° 45' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:17:09

Azimuth

7.239° NNE

Elevation

14.446°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.872 km

Perigee altitude

359.131 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.139 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.1573°

RAAN

250.3035°

Arg. of periapsis

88.9919°

True anomaly

271.1099°

Mean anomaly

271.1247°

Eccentric anomaly

271.1173°

Mean motion

3.92404 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.000016794

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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	2025-08-05 11:55:43.962Z	299.608° NW	2025-08-05 11:56:43.962Z	273.177° WNW	40.715°	2025-08-05 11:59:43.962Z	138.748° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-06 04:24:43.962Z	205.519° SW	2025-08-06 04:25:43.962Z	165.616° S	39.161°	2025-08-06 04:28:43.962Z	57.674° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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