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

Last TLE update

8 hours 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)

2024-09-25 (10 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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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11318
1 61252U 24175K   25221.61078401  .00000069  00000-0  54193-5 0  9996
2 61252  53.1591  21.9891 0000464  20.6821 339.4216 15.69710591 51227

Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:39:31.738Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-156.23714°

Altitude

360.347 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 27m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.87485°

Longitude

-57.68512°

Altitude

366.095 km

Speed

7.696 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 01m 33s

Apparent Declination

13° 19' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:56:37

Azimuth

310.897° NW

Elevation

-21.617°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.299 km

Perigee altitude

359.673 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.123 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

53.1591°

RAAN

21.9891°

Arg. of periapsis

20.6821°

True anomaly

339.41973°

Mean anomaly

339.4216°

Eccentric anomaly

339.42067°

Mean motion

3.92405 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0000054193

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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	2025-08-10 13:47:24.435Z	253.993° W	2025-08-10 13:49:24.435Z	343.554° N	36.504°	2025-08-10 13:51:24.435Z	37.079° NE
4 mins	2025-08-10 20:12:24.435Z	307.25° NW	2025-08-10 20:13:24.435Z	300.14° NW	40.656°	2025-08-10 20:16:24.435Z	133.336° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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