Satellite description

STARLINK-32355, 61634 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 23 Oct 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.

Satellite metadata
Identifier
61634, 2024-191P
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Flag of USSPXS (US)
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-10-23 (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, 29 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
15.61388°
Longitude
43.17947°
Altitude
482.531 km
Speed
7.627 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 47m 46s
Apparent Declination
-35° 08' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
486.015 km
Perigee altitude
484.018 km
Semi-major axis
6,863.153 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
43.0038°
RAAN
1.8664°
Arg. of periapsis
265.7155°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
94.3531°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81731 °/min
Orbital period
94.31 mins
BSTAR
-0.000014731
61634, STARLINK-32355
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