STARLINK-11287, 60998
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-11287, 60998 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: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 STARLINK-11287
1 60998U 24158J 25260.70495292 .00000192 00000-0 64350-5 0 9990
2 60998 53.1583 54.1476 0000818 91.8469 268.2642 15.69733067 60418Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T16:55:07.932Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
163.48743°
Altitude
360.592 km
Speed
7.694 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 36m 35s
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
07:20:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
360.473 km
Perigee altitude
359.371 km
Semi-major axis
6,738.059 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
53.1583°
RAAN
54.1476°
Arg. of periapsis
91.8469°
True anomaly
268.25483°
Mean anomaly
268.2642°
Eccentric anomaly
268.25952°
Mean motion
3.92411 °/min
Orbital period
91.74 mins
BSTAR
0.000006435
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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-11287 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 | 2025-09-18 19:23:41.334Z | 333.33° NNW | 2025-09-18 19:24:41.334Z | 7.522° NNE | 34.739° | 2025-09-18 19:27:41.334Z | 111.687° ESE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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