STARLINK-11521, 62597

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11521, 62597 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 13 Jan 2025 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

62597, 2025-008L

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)

2025-01-13 (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-11521
1 62597U 25008L   25242.16172561  .00224771  00000-0  17018-2 0  9990
2 62597  42.9974 200.4698 0001106 241.2680 118.8077 15.70930198 37168

Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:52:53.092Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

163.64859°

Altitude

356.367 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 21m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

16:04:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

358.964 km

Perigee altitude

357.474 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.356 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

42.9974°

RAAN

200.4698°

Arg. of periapsis

241.268°

True anomaly

118.8188°

Mean anomaly

118.8077°

Eccentric anomaly

118.81325°

Mean motion

3.9256 °/min

Orbital period

91.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0017018

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STARLINK-11521 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 01:29:19.407Z	248.648° W	2025-08-31 01:32:19.407Z	85.277° E	43.22°	2025-08-31 01:34:19.407Z	72.827° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 04:43:19.407Z	298.224° NW	2025-08-31 04:44:19.407Z	338.185° N	42.364°	2025-08-31 04:47:19.407Z	99.793° ESE
4 mins	2025-09-01 00:21:19.407Z	214.717° SW	2025-09-01 00:23:19.407Z	128.473° SE	31.866°	2025-09-01 00:25:19.407Z	83.876° E