STARLINK-11497, 62470

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11497, 62470 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

62470, 2024-254J

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-11497
1 62470U 24254J   25241.30888118  .00212183  00000-0  16150-2 0  9999
2 62470  42.9992 302.6857 0003587 297.5289  62.5214 15.70839342 39141

Epoch: 2025-08-29T07:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T07:24:47.333Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-146.27094°

Altitude

355.154 km

Speed

7.699 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 10m 44s

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

16:19:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.895 km

Perigee altitude

356.062 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.616 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

42.9992°

RAAN

302.6857°

Arg. of periapsis

297.5289°

True anomaly

62.55787°

Mean anomaly

62.5214°

Eccentric anomaly

62.53964°

Mean motion

3.92537 °/min

Orbital period

91.71 mins

BSTAR

0.001615

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

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STARLINK-11506, 62466

STARLINK-11486, 62467

STARLINK-11511, 62468

STARLINK-11505, 62469

STARLINK-11477, 62471

STARLINK-11500, 62472

STARLINK-11464, 62473

STARLINK-11502, 62474

STARLINK-32657, 62475

STARLINK-32734, 62476

STARLINK-11497 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 06:55:09.390Z	213.595° SW	2025-08-31 06:57:09.390Z	163.779° S	27.655°	2025-08-31 06:59:09.390Z	96.041° ESE
4 mins	2025-08-31 08:32:09.390Z	278.799° WNW	2025-08-31 08:33:09.390Z	322.863° NNW	39.821°	2025-08-31 08:36:09.390Z	68.508° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 10:08:09.390Z	302.217° NW	2025-08-31 10:10:09.390Z	37.828° NE	32.794°	2025-08-31 10:12:09.390Z	78.438° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 11:44:09.390Z	279.684° WNW	2025-08-31 11:46:09.390Z	156.839° SSE	40.188°	2025-08-31 11:48:09.390Z	120.927° SE