STARLINK-1060

About This Satellite

STARLINK-1060 is listed as a payload under NORAD ID 44765 with international designator 2019-074BE. According to the GCAT master catalog, it was built by SPXS, on the Starlink platform, with a catalog mass of 260 kg, with a shape described as Box + pan. It is associated with United States of America. In the historical build snapshot (TLE epoch 2026-02-14), its LEO orbit had an apogee of about 171 km and a perigee near 165 km, with an inclination of 53.02° and a period of roughly 87.8 minutes; at apogee its speed was about 7.80 km/s. It was launched on 2019-11-11. The available TLE has epoch 2026-02-14; it may be too old for a reliable live-position prediction.

What this identity tells us

The payload classification comes from GCAT record S44765. A catalog identifier follows a tracked physical object, not necessarily an active service. Manufacturer and owner entries describe catalog associations; ownership is not interchangeable with present-day operation. A separately sourced mission history has not yet been verified for this record.

Historical orbit, not a current location

GCAT records reentry for this object (phase R; phase-end date 2026 Feb 12 1211). Any element set retained here is historical. A position propagated beyond reentry would describe a mathematical extrapolation, not a spacecraft still orbiting Earth. Question marks in the source date indicate uncertainty.

Reading this orbital snapshot

Based on TLE epoch: 2026-02-14. Estimated altitude ranges from 165 km at perigee to 171 km at apogee, a difference of 7 km. The orbital period is about 87.8 minutes. Eccentricity 0.00052 indicates a nearly circular path. In a two-body approximation, perigee speed is 1.00 times apogee speed. These are mean-element estimates, not instantaneous measurements. Distance per orbit uses an ellipse approximation.

Historical data: GCAT records reentry. This snapshot is not a current location.

Ground track is not sensor coverage

An inclination of 53.02 degrees implies approximate geocentric ground-track limits of 53.0 degrees north and south. This is a prograde orbit, moving in the same general direction as Earth rotation. The plotted line marks the point beneath the object. It does not represent camera coverage, radio reception, or a guaranteed visible pass.

Accuracy and missing information

The introductory record describes the build snapshot. The orbital snapshot explanation and orbit panel share any successfully retrieved TLE; check the displayed epoch. Reentered objects retain historical data only. Mission history is not rewritten by TLE updates. TLE/SGP4 positions are predictions and can change after maneuvers or updated observations. The 14-day stale-data cutoff is a display safeguard, not an accuracy guarantee. Local passes are geometric predictions, not a visibility forecast. No verified operator or mission status means unknown, not active. Do not use this catalog for collision avoidance or operational flight decisions.

Catalog sources: CelesTrak SATCAT: NORAD 44765 · GCAT: S44765 (source update 2026 Sep 4 2345:57). Supplementary metadata: SatNOGS DB, retrieved 2026-09-05T12:57:25.375Z. Page assembled 2026-09-15. GCAT phase codes describe trajectory phases, not mission health.

Learn more: TLE data · Perigee and apogee · Ground tracks · JOT (Jewawud Live Orbital Map)

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