STARLINK-11468, 62221

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11468, 62221 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 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

62221, 2024-231D

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MD, Unknown motor

Mass

960 kg wet, ~910 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 18.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-11468
1 62221U 24231D   25351.72275406  .00167796  00000-0  13593-2 0  9993
2 62221  53.1558 145.6294 0000937  98.8231 261.2893 15.69758445 60532

Epoch: 2025-12-17T17:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T17:20:45.950Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

158.84939°

Altitude

360.598 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 42m 31s

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

17:10:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.481 km

Perigee altitude

359.218 km

Semi-major axis

6,737.987 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.1558°

RAAN

145.6294°

Arg. of periapsis

98.8231°

True anomaly

261.27869°

Mean anomaly

261.2893°

Eccentric anomaly

261.28399°

Mean motion

3.92417 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0013593

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Other satellites on launch #231 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)

STARLINK-11485, 62229

STARLINK-11471, 62225

STARLINK-32636, 62232

STARLINK-32643, 62233

STARLINK-32631, 62235

STARLINK-32632, 62262

STARLINK-11394, 62218

STARLINK-11475, 62226

STARLINK-11488, 62222

STARLINK-11492, 62224

STARLINK-11481, 62230

STARLINK-32641, 62236

STARLINK-32650, 62231

STARLINK-11469, 62227

STARLINK-11490, 62219

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STARLINK-11468 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.
5 mins	2025-12-18 19:49:01.940Z	312.939° NW	2025-12-18 19:51:01.940Z	343.385° N	43.665°	2025-12-18 19:54:01.940Z	127.36° SE

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