STARLINK-32238, 61661

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32238, 61661 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 26 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

61661, 2024-193A

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)

2024-10-26 (10 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, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32238
1 61661U 24193A   25243.36042075 -.00004420  00000-0 -13715-3 0  9994
2 61661  53.1599 255.2647 0001213  88.6800 271.4339 15.30209640 47383

Epoch: 2025-08-31T08:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T08:39:00.352Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

145.73168°

Altitude

476.065 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 01m 03s

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

14:10:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.274 km

Perigee altitude

474.611 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.58 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1599°

RAAN

255.2647°

Arg. of periapsis

88.68°

True anomaly

271.42°

Mean anomaly

271.4339°

Eccentric anomaly

271.42695°

Mean motion

3.82531 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

-0.00013715

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Other satellites on launch #193 in the year 2024 (2024-10-26 UTC)

STARLINK-32310, 61662

STARLINK-32308, 61663

STARLINK-32301, 61664

STARLINK-32439, 61665

STARLINK-32428, 61666

STARLINK-32414, 61667

STARLINK-32441, 61668

STARLINK-32400, 61669

STARLINK-32449, 61670

STARLINK-32453, 61671

STARLINK-32443, 61672

STARLINK-32417, 61673

STARLINK-32326, 61674

STARLINK-32294, 61675

STARLINK-32238 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	2025-09-01 03:38:58.850Z	231.024° WSW	2025-09-01 03:41:58.850Z	38.976° NE	43.242°	2025-09-01 03:44:58.850Z	49.206° ENE
4 mins	2025-09-01 08:35:58.850Z	340.397° N	2025-09-01 08:37:58.850Z	14.896° NNE	16.317°	2025-09-01 08:39:58.850Z	53.336° ENE
5 mins	2025-09-01 10:14:58.850Z	316.545° NNW	2025-09-01 10:16:58.850Z	94.251° ESE	43.27°	2025-09-01 10:19:58.850Z	126.136° SE