STARLINK-32428, 61666

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32428, 61666 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

61666, 2024-193F

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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32428
1 61666U 24193F   25243.32877198  .00000096  00000-0  15373-4 0  9993
2 61666  53.1579 255.0619 0001120  62.5184 297.5931 15.30196549 47386

Epoch: 2025-08-31T07:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T07:53:25.899Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

156.95373°

Altitude

475.769 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 00m 14s

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

14:08:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.25 km

Perigee altitude

474.715 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.619 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1579°

RAAN

255.0619°

Arg. of periapsis

62.5184°

True anomaly

297.58172°

Mean anomaly

297.5931°

Eccentric anomaly

297.58741°

Mean motion

3.82528 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000015373

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

STARLINK-32238, 61661

STARLINK-32310, 61662

STARLINK-32308, 61663

STARLINK-32301, 61664

STARLINK-32439, 61665

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-32428 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	2025-09-01 02:52:02.976Z	188.493° SSW	2025-09-01 02:54:02.976Z	143.494° SSE	28.11°	2025-09-01 02:57:02.976Z	72.303° E
5 mins	2025-09-01 04:30:02.976Z	274.882° WNW	2025-09-01 04:32:02.976Z	322.186° NNW	27.619°	2025-09-01 04:35:02.976Z	30.041° NE
5 mins	2025-09-01 09:27:02.976Z	337.076° NNW	2025-09-01 09:29:02.976Z	26.432° NE	28.155°	2025-09-01 09:32:02.976Z	93.102° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-01 11:05:02.976Z	279.262° WNW	2025-09-01 11:07:02.976Z	228.084° WSW	27.855°	2025-09-01 11:10:02.976Z	165.937° S