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

Last TLE update

16 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)

2024-12-05 (7 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 16 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11468
1 62221U 24231D   25199.29836525  .00077938  00000-0  64138-3 0  9990
2 62221  53.1563 177.0281 0002101 133.1950 226.9243 15.69737133 36596

Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T07:09:38.757Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

133.26472°

Altitude

361.531 km

Speed

7.693 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 48m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.807°

Longitude

-93.6214°

Altitude

362.173 km

Speed

7.698 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 12m 16s

Apparent Declination

3° 04' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:45:02

Azimuth

31.967° NE

Elevation

-42.033°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

361.326 km

Perigee altitude

358.495 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.047 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

53.1563°

RAAN

177.0281°

Arg. of periapsis

133.195°

True anomaly

226.90672°

Mean anomaly

226.9243°

Eccentric anomaly

226.91551°

Mean motion

3.92412 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00064138

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

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STARLINK-11488, 62222

STARLINK-11483, 62223

STARLINK-11492, 62224

STARLINK-11471, 62225

STARLINK-11475, 62226

STARLINK-11469, 62227

STARLINK-11476, 62228

STARLINK-11485, 62229

STARLINK-11481, 62230

STARLINK-32650, 62231

STARLINK-32636, 62232

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.
4 mins	2025-07-19 01:42:30.465Z	256.359° W	2025-07-19 01:44:30.465Z	341.908° N	35.308°	2025-07-19 01:46:30.465Z	35.846° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 08:07:30.465Z	304.423° NW	2025-07-19 08:08:30.465Z	289.587° WNW	41.021°	2025-07-19 08:11:30.465Z	135.406° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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