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

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-11506
1 62466U 24254E   25241.46777255  .00229379  00000-0  17398-2 0  9990
2 62466  42.9993 301.2805 0000638 160.3492 199.7401 15.70872491 39011

Epoch: 2025-08-29T11:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T11:13:35.548Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

154.96643°

Altitude

356.578 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 05m 07s

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

16:21:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

358.814 km

Perigee altitude

357.954 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.521 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

42.9993°

RAAN

301.2805°

Arg. of periapsis

160.3492°

True anomaly

199.73763°

Mean anomaly

199.7401°

Eccentric anomaly

199.73887°

Mean motion

3.92545 °/min

Orbital period

91.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0017398

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

STARLINK-11518, 62462

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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-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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 07:43:49.638Z	242.92° WSW	2025-08-31 07:45:49.638Z	88.721° E	39.789°	2025-08-31 07:47:49.638Z	73.929° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 09:19:49.638Z	292.232° WNW	2025-08-31 09:21:49.638Z	18.311° NNE	33.532°	2025-08-31 09:23:49.638Z	67.883° E