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STARLINK-11257, 61201

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11257, 61201 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 20 Sep 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

61201, 2024-171B

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MD, Unknown motor

Mass

960 kg wet, ~910 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-20 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 18.1 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11257
1 61201U 24171B   26170.92178276  .00000030  00000-0  51024-5 0  9993
2 61201  53.1589  32.4302 0000690  96.1557 263.9540 15.69711350100452

Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:07:22.030Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

152.4446°

Altitude

360.687 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 09m 43s

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

07:11:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.449 km

Perigee altitude

359.519 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.121 km

Eccentricity

0.00007

Inclination

53.1589°

RAAN

32.4302°

Arg. of periapsis

96.1557°

True anomaly

263.94614°

Mean anomaly

263.954°

Eccentric anomaly

263.95007°

Mean motion

3.92405 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0000051024

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Other satellites on launch #171 in the year 2024 (2024-09-20 UTC)

STARLINK-32386, 61213

STARLINK-11209, 61200

STARLINK-32248, 61219

STARLINK-11304, 61209

STARLINK-32342, 61217

STARLINK-32425, 61216

STARLINK-11091, 61207

STARLINK-11302, 61204

STARLINK-11292, 61203

STARLINK-11279, 61206

STARLINK-11310, 61212

STARLINK-11309, 61202

STARLINK-32392, 61214

STARLINK-11307, 61210

STARLINK-32436, 61215

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STARLINK-11257 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	2026-06-21 17:06:08.465Z	226.841° WSW	2026-06-21 17:08:08.465Z	68.963° E	44.2°	2026-06-21 17:10:08.465Z	51.246° ENE

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Check out STARLINK-11257, 61201 on other resources

View STARLINK-11257, 61201 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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