STARLINK-11518, 62462

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11518, 62462 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

62462, 2024-254A

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)

2024-12-31 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11518
1 62462U 24254A   25242.28386612  .00220917  00000-0  16803-2 0  9999
2 62462  42.9993 297.1106 0001988 292.0599  68.0058 15.70831825 39308

Epoch: 2025-08-30T06:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T06:48:46.032Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-143.80157°

Altitude

355.788 km

Speed

7.698 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 48m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:21:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

359.839 km

Perigee altitude

357.161 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.637 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

42.9993°

RAAN

297.1106°

Arg. of periapsis

292.0599°

True anomaly

68.02692°

Mean anomaly

68.0058°

Eccentric anomaly

68.01636°

Mean motion

3.92535 °/min

Orbital period

91.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0016803

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Other satellites on launch #254 in the year 2024 (2024-12-31 UTC)

STARLINK-11455, 62463

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STARLINK-11486, 62467

STARLINK-11511, 62468

STARLINK-11505, 62469

STARLINK-11497, 62470

STARLINK-11477, 62471

STARLINK-11500, 62472

STARLINK-11464, 62473

STARLINK-11502, 62474

STARLINK-32657, 62475

STARLINK-32734, 62476

STARLINK-11518 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	2025-08-31 07:27:51.146Z	232.695° WSW	2025-08-31 07:29:51.146Z	168.42° S	39.874°	2025-08-31 07:31:51.146Z	81.908° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 09:04:51.146Z	293.75° NW	2025-08-31 09:05:51.146Z	335.152° NNW	35.464°	2025-08-31 09:08:51.146Z	69.028° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 10:40:51.146Z	300.317° NW	2025-08-31 10:42:51.146Z	49.425° ENE	36.56°	2025-08-31 10:44:51.146Z	88.509° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 12:16:51.146Z	264.608° W	2025-08-31 12:18:51.146Z	184.544° SSW	29.862°	2025-08-31 12:20:51.146Z	139.914° SSE