STARLINK-11506, 62466

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11506, 62466 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

62466, 2024-254E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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)

2024-12-31 (7 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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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11506
1 62466U 24254E   25224.49107056  .00209541  00000-0  15856-2 0  9996
2 62466  42.9991  43.6114 0007106 283.9352  76.0726 15.70966163 36343

Epoch: 2025-08-12T11:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T11:47:08.496Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-94.35691°

Altitude

354.757 km

Speed

7.699 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 54m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.53664°

Longitude

160.37151°

Altitude

364.288 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 40m 05s

Apparent Declination

-58° 15' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:32:22

Azimuth

136.701° SSE

Elevation

-49.384°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

362.903 km

Perigee altitude

353.33 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.253 km

Eccentricity

0.00071

Inclination

42.9991°

RAAN

43.6114°

Arg. of periapsis

283.9352°

True anomaly

76.15165°

Mean anomaly

76.0726°

Eccentric anomaly

76.11212°

Mean motion

3.92569 °/min

Orbital period

91.7 mins

BSTAR

0.0015856

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STARLINK-11486, 62467

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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-11506 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	2025-08-13 15:27:55.841Z	229.54° WSW	2025-08-13 15:30:55.841Z	141.043° SSE	35.552°	2025-08-13 15:32:55.841Z	83.839° E
4 mins	2025-08-13 18:41:55.841Z	307.153° NW	2025-08-13 18:42:55.841Z	351.327° N	37.095°	2025-08-13 18:45:55.841Z	86.136° E
4 mins	2025-08-13 20:17:55.841Z	264.814° W	2025-08-13 20:18:55.841Z	225.787° WSW	35.046°	2025-08-13 20:21:55.841Z	131.026° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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