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

Last TLE update

12 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)

2024-10-30 (9 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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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32457
1 61717U 24196L   25200.15673336 -.00000230  00000-0  43544-5 0  9998
2 61717  53.1599 105.9314 0001224  85.4678 274.6463 15.30194692 41430

Epoch: 2025-07-19T03:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T03:45:41.762Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

112.30953°

Altitude

476.063 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 03m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

14.28976°

Longitude

-80.89047°

Altitude

475.179 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 22m 34s

Apparent Declination

-12° 03' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:16:36

Azimuth

327.839° NNW

Elevation

-58.56°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.326 km

Perigee altitude

474.648 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.624 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1599°

RAAN

105.9314°

Arg. of periapsis

85.4678°

True anomaly

274.63232°

Mean anomaly

274.6463°

Eccentric anomaly

274.63931°

Mean motion

3.82528 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0000043544

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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	2025-07-19 19:35:22.222Z	183.705° SSW	2025-07-19 19:38:22.222Z	122.442° SE	22.633°	2025-07-19 19:40:22.222Z	82.053° E
4 mins	2025-07-19 21:14:22.222Z	277.028° WNW	2025-07-19 21:15:22.222Z	306.009° NW	31.075°	2025-07-19 21:18:22.222Z	30.766° NE
4 mins	2025-07-20 02:11:22.222Z	352.09° N	2025-07-20 02:12:22.222Z	16.866° NNE	23.934°	2025-07-20 02:15:22.222Z	83.234° E
5 mins	2025-07-20 03:48:22.222Z	290.603° WNW	2025-07-20 03:50:22.222Z	245.585° WSW	33.136°	2025-07-20 03:53:22.222Z	159.375° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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