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
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, 18.1 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 STARLINK-11260
1 60997U 24158H 26123.32470229 -.00000403 00000-0 15343-5 0 9993
2 60997 53.1591 349.7718 0001112 71.2685 288.8454 15.69709037 96539Epoch: 2026-05-03T07:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T07:47:34.277Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
11.6491°
Altitude
360.403 km
Speed
7.694 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 19m 05s
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
13:28:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
360.74 km
Perigee altitude
359.241 km
Semi-major axis
6,738.127 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
53.1591°
RAAN
349.7718°
Arg. of periapsis
71.2685°
True anomaly
288.83334°
Mean anomaly
288.8454°
Eccentric anomaly
288.83937°
Mean motion
3.92405 °/min
Orbital period
91.74 mins
BSTAR
0.0000015343
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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-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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-05-04 17:36:13.771Z | 231.501° WSW | 2026-05-04 17:38:13.771Z | 326.579° NNW | 44.897° | 2026-05-04 17:40:13.771Z | 48.288° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-05 00:01:13.771Z | 324.334° NNW | 2026-05-05 00:03:13.771Z | 65.749° ENE | 38.612° | 2026-05-05 00:05:13.771Z | 114.993° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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