STARLINK-32279, 61003

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32279, 61003 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

61003, 2024-158P

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor

Mass

730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-05 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32279
1 61003U 24158P   25242.27214543 -.00000723  00000-0 -12289-4 0  9993
2 61003  53.1594 234.6959 0001191  70.7488 289.3642 15.30191168 56340

Epoch: 2025-08-30T06:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T06:31:53.365Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

158.01475°

Altitude

475.871 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 38m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

09:21:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.314 km

Perigee altitude

474.682 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.635 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1594°

RAAN

234.6959°

Arg. of periapsis

70.7488°

True anomaly

289.35132°

Mean anomaly

289.3642°

Eccentric anomaly

289.35776°

Mean motion

3.82527 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

-0.000012289

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

STARLINK-11278, 60990 (Decayed)

STARLINK-11289, 60991

STARLINK-11282, 60992

STARLINK-11283, 60993

STARLINK-11267, 60994

STARLINK-11269, 60995

STARLINK-11281, 60996

STARLINK-11260, 60997

STARLINK-11287, 60998

STARLINK-11270, 60999

STARLINK-11290, 61000

STARLINK-11274, 61001

STARLINK-11288, 61002

STARLINK-32336, 61004

STARLINK-32279 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.
5 mins	2025-08-31 01:29:56.564Z	189.629° SSW	2025-08-31 01:32:56.564Z	122.591° SE	26.213°	2025-08-31 01:34:56.564Z	78.679° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 03:08:56.564Z	281.541° WNW	2025-08-31 03:10:56.564Z	344.288° N	28.457°	2025-08-31 03:12:56.564Z	27.299° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 08:05:56.564Z	348.22° N	2025-08-31 08:07:56.564Z	46.662° ENE	25.996°	2025-08-31 08:09:56.564Z	86.812° E
4 mins	2025-08-31 09:43:56.564Z	272.005° WNW	2025-08-31 09:44:56.564Z	243.816° WSW	29.109°	2025-08-31 09:47:56.564Z	166.377° S