STARLINK-11178, 62465

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11178, 62465 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

62465, 2024-254D

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11178
1 62465U 24254D   25242.14608376  .00233284  00000-0  17600-2 0  9998
2 62465  42.9991 297.7920 0004537 295.0295  65.0101 15.70980656 39110

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:30:21.636Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-93.38279°

Altitude

354.575 km

Speed

7.699 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 51m 10s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

16:21:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

361.131 km

Perigee altitude

355.019 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.212 km

Eccentricity

0.00045

Inclination

42.9991°

RAAN

297.792°

Arg. of periapsis

295.0295°

True anomaly

65.05723°

Mean anomaly

65.0101°

Eccentric anomaly

65.03367°

Mean motion

3.92572 °/min

Orbital period

91.7 mins

BSTAR

0.00176

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

STARLINK-11518, 62462

STARLINK-11455, 62463

STARLINK-11459, 62464

STARLINK-11506, 62466

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-11178 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	2025-08-31 07:11:26.200Z	223.886° SW	2025-08-31 07:13:26.200Z	173.9° S	33.342°	2025-08-31 07:16:26.200Z	81.484° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 08:48:26.200Z	285.056° WNW	2025-08-31 08:49:26.200Z	321.021° NNW	36.482°	2025-08-31 08:52:26.200Z	67.766° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 10:24:26.200Z	300.219° NW	2025-08-31 10:26:26.200Z	34.56° NE	35.621°	2025-08-31 10:28:26.200Z	82.201° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 12:00:26.200Z	273.598° WNW	2025-08-31 12:02:26.200Z	183.557° SSW	36.565°	2025-08-31 12:04:26.200Z	131.322° SE