STARLINK-32421, 61628

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32421, 61628 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) 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.

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Identifier

61628, 2024-191H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

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)

2024-10-23 (8 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)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32421
1 61628U 24191H   25166.83808176 -.00000090  00000-0  62537-5 0  9999
2 61628  42.9980 221.6504 0001312 271.5790  88.4911 15.27569834 36724

Epoch: 2025-06-15T20:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-15T20:06:50.264Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

15.58351°

Altitude

482.831 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 46m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.52719°

Longitude

35.0245°

Altitude

482.842 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 24m 40s

Apparent Declination

-9° 36' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:10:25

Azimuth

306.205° NW

Elevation

-47.501°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.925 km

Perigee altitude

484.125 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.162 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

42.998°

RAAN

221.6504°

Arg. of periapsis

271.579°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

88.4911°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.8173 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.0000062537

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Other satellites on launch #191 in the year 2024 (2024-10-23 UTC)

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STARLINK-32331, 61623

STARLINK-32398, 61624

STARLINK-32365, 61625

STARLINK-32333, 61626

STARLINK-32399, 61627

STARLINK-32403, 61629

STARLINK-32390, 61630

STARLINK-32348, 61631

STARLINK-32455, 61632

STARLINK-32396, 61633

STARLINK-32355, 61634

STARLINK-32370, 61635

STARLINK-32421 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	2025-06-17 06:52:36.327Z	211.37° SW	2025-06-17 06:54:36.327Z	131.765° SE	35.31°	2025-06-17 06:57:36.327Z	79.665° E
6 mins	2025-06-17 08:30:36.327Z	273.098° WNW	2025-06-17 08:33:36.327Z	26.489° NE	39.242°	2025-06-17 08:36:36.327Z	70.564° E
5 mins	2025-06-17 10:10:36.327Z	299.529° NW	2025-06-17 10:12:36.327Z	26.436° NE	39.531°	2025-06-17 10:15:36.327Z	86.401° E
5 mins	2025-06-17 11:49:36.327Z	271.96° WNW	2025-06-17 11:51:36.327Z	186.568° SSW	39.025°	2025-06-17 11:54:36.327Z	128.326° SE

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