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STARLINK-11260, 60997

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-11260, 60997 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Sep 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

60997, 2024-158H

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MD, Unknown motor

Mass

960 kg wet, ~910 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-05 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 18.1 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-11260
1 60997U 24158H   26126.82651820  .00000285  00000-0  72096-5 0  9994
2 60997  53.1584 332.5087 0001098 115.4639 244.6493 15.69708214 97083

Epoch: 2026-05-06T19:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T19:50:11.172Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

170.28072°

Altitude

360.964 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

12:11:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.733 km

Perigee altitude

359.253 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.13 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1584°

RAAN

332.5087°

Arg. of periapsis

115.4639°

True anomaly

244.63793°

Mean anomaly

244.6493°

Eccentric anomaly

244.64361°

Mean motion

3.92405 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0000072096

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Other satellites on launch #158 in the year 2024 (2024-09-05 UTC)

STARLINK-32340, 61008

STARLINK-11288, 61002

STARLINK-11290, 61000

STARLINK-11270, 60999

STARLINK-32360, 61007

STARLINK-32347, 61010

STARLINK-32336, 61004

STARLINK-11289, 60991

STARLINK-11274, 61001

STARLINK-32279, 61003

STARLINK-11269, 60995

STARLINK-11282, 60992

STARLINK-11287, 60998

STARLINK-32282, 61006

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STARLINK-11260 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	2026-05-07 15:52:13.722Z	198.297° SSW	2026-05-07 15:54:13.722Z	146.041° SSE	29.707°	2026-05-07 15:56:13.722Z	75.713° E

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Check out STARLINK-11260, 60997 on other resources

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