STARLINK-11579, 63143

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11579, 63143 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 03 Mar 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
63143, 2025-043M
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-03-03 (2 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, 29 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 STARLINK-11579
1 63143U 25043M   25123.58011378 -.00003039  00000-0 -20211-4 0  9994
2 63143  42.9976 319.6274 0001626 287.9784  72.0907 15.70823479 10583
Epoch: 2025-05-03T13:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T13:55:21.83Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-110.93387°
Altitude
355.977 km
Speed
7.698 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 18m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-22.65374°
Longitude
94.5003°
Altitude
361.569 km
Speed
7.693 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 10m 12s
Apparent Declination
-32° 26' 45"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:39:59
Azimuth
74.559° E
Elevation
-70.473°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
359.62 km
Perigee altitude
357.429 km
Semi-major axis
6,736.661 km
Eccentricity
0.0001626
Inclination
42.9976°
RAAN
319.6274°
Arg. of periapsis
287.9784°
True anomaly
72.10843°
Mean anomaly
72.0907°
Eccentric anomaly
72.09957°
Mean motion
3.92533 °/min
BSTAR
-0.000020211
Orbital period
91.71 mins
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STARLINK-11579 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
5 mins2025-05-03 18:48:55.660Z281.415° WNW2025-05-03 18:50:55.660Z333.796° NNW35.161°2025-05-03 18:53:55.660Z69.023° E
4 mins2025-05-03 20:25:55.660Z299.368° NW2025-05-03 20:27:55.660Z46.818° ENE37.527°2025-05-03 20:29:55.660Z88.998° E
4 mins2025-05-03 22:01:55.660Z265.057° W2025-05-03 22:03:55.660Z189.792° SSW29.66°2025-05-03 22:05:55.660Z141.925° SSE
4 mins2025-05-04 17:40:55.660Z269.335° W2025-05-04 17:42:55.660Z27.542° NE39.948°2025-05-04 17:44:55.660Z67.293° ENE
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