STARLINK-11318, 61252

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11318, 61252 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 25 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

61252, 2024-175K

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)

2024-09-25 (11 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11318
1 61252U 24175K   25241.41194748  .00000650  00000-0  10224-4 0  9991
2 61252  53.1587 284.3759 0001119  82.5704 277.5441 15.69713717 54335

Epoch: 2025-08-29T09:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T09:53:12.262Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

158.21383°

Altitude

360.532 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 57m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

22:16:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.731 km

Perigee altitude

359.223 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.114 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1587°

RAAN

284.3759°

Arg. of periapsis

82.5704°

True anomaly

277.53139°

Mean anomaly

277.5441°

Eccentric anomaly

277.53774°

Mean motion

3.92406 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.000010224

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STARLINK-11318 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 12:22:12.482Z	311.477° NW	2025-08-30 12:24:12.482Z	115.842° SE	44.154°	2025-08-30 12:26:12.482Z	129.288° SE
4 mins	2025-08-31 04:51:12.482Z	198.661° SSW	2025-08-31 04:53:12.482Z	117.502° SE	33.142°	2025-08-31 04:55:12.482Z	66.187° ENE