STARLINK-32457, 61717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32457, 61717 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 30 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

61717, 2024-196L

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)

2024-10-30 (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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-32457
1 61717U 24196L   25241.37035766 -.00000041  00000-0  10728-4 0  9993
2 61717  53.1597 274.4998 0001271  77.8725 282.2419 15.30191269 47718

Epoch: 2025-08-29T08:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T08:53:18.901Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

163.35109°

Altitude

475.956 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

09:24:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.369 km

Perigee altitude

474.627 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.635 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.1597°

RAAN

274.4998°

Arg. of periapsis

77.8725°

True anomaly

282.22767°

Mean anomaly

282.2419°

Eccentric anomaly

282.23478°

Mean motion

3.82527 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000010728

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Other satellites on launch #196 in the year 2024 (2024-10-30 UTC)

STARLINK-32376, 61707

STARLINK-32402, 61708

STARLINK-32314, 61709

STARLINK-32404, 61710

STARLINK-32312, 61711

STARLINK-32343, 61712

STARLINK-32467, 61713

STARLINK-32440, 61714

STARLINK-32459, 61715

STARLINK-32465, 61716

STARLINK-32591, 61718

STARLINK-32344, 61719

STARLINK-32322, 61720

STARLINK-32469, 61721

STARLINK-32457 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 04:59:36.924Z	251.813° W	2025-08-31 05:01:36.924Z	332.681° NNW	40.28°	2025-08-31 05:04:36.924Z	41.811° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 09:56:36.924Z	348.426° N	2025-08-31 09:58:36.924Z	31.586° NE	19.398°	2025-08-31 10:00:36.924Z	69.121° E
5 mins	2025-08-31 11:34:36.924Z	300.772° NW	2025-08-31 11:36:36.924Z	212.394° SW	43.157°	2025-08-31 11:39:36.924Z	140.094° SSE