STARLINK-32212, 60256

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32212, 60256 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 27 Jul 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

60256, 2024-131B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-07-27 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32212
1 60256U 24131B   25198.02608704 -.00002607  00000-0 -75979-4 0  9990
2 60256  53.1618  67.3511 0001319  77.3998 282.7150 15.30181736 55634

Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:37:33.92Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

122.86193°

Altitude

475.971 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 29m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.31836°

Longitude

-60.55687°

Altitude

476.538 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 09m 21s

Apparent Declination

-33° 44' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:05:22

Azimuth

109.242° ESE

Elevation

-32.153°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.43 km

Perigee altitude

474.622 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.663 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.1618°

RAAN

67.3511°

Arg. of periapsis

77.3998°

True anomaly

282.70026°

Mean anomaly

282.715°

Eccentric anomaly

282.70763°

Mean motion

3.82524 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

-0.000075979

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STARLINK-32158, 60267

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STARLINK-32144, 60269

STARLINK-32212 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.
6 mins	2025-07-18 00:37:42.956Z	314.086° NW	2025-07-18 00:40:42.956Z	356.661° N	42.419°	2025-07-18 00:43:42.956Z	121.653° SE
5 mins	2025-07-18 17:34:42.956Z	217.904° SW	2025-07-18 17:36:42.956Z	103° ESE	43.338°	2025-07-18 17:39:42.956Z	53.864° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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