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

Last TLE update

17 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)

2025-01-13 (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 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11521
1 62597U 25008L   25216.79204408  .00135465  00000-0  10404-2 0  9999
2 62597  43.0000 353.3922 0002248 274.1853  85.8758 15.70877574 33177

Epoch: 2025-08-04T19:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T19:00:32.608Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

114.66191°

Altitude

356.05 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 33m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.17836°

Longitude

70.31102°

Altitude

363.046 km

Speed

7.693 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 28m 48s

Apparent Declination

-49° 27' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:31:44

Azimuth

236.517° WSW

Elevation

-47.936°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

359.884 km

Perigee altitude

356.855 km

Semi-major axis

6,736.506 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

43°

RAAN

353.3922°

Arg. of periapsis

274.1853°

True anomaly

85.90149°

Mean anomaly

85.8758°

Eccentric anomaly

85.88865°

Mean motion

3.92546 °/min

Orbital period

91.71 mins

BSTAR

0.0010404

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-05 13:36:07.135Z	256.424° W	2025-08-05 13:37:07.135Z	306.148° NW	44.784°	2025-08-05 13:40:07.135Z	71.227° E
4 mins	2025-08-05 15:12:07.135Z	301.723° NW	2025-08-05 15:13:07.135Z	338.514° N	33.243°	2025-08-05 15:16:07.135Z	72.716° E
4 mins	2025-08-05 16:48:07.135Z	292.1° WNW	2025-08-05 16:50:07.135Z	85.837° E	41.377°	2025-08-05 16:52:07.135Z	103.59° ESE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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