STARLINK-32591, 61718

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32591, 61718 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

61718, 2024-196M

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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32591
1 61718U 24196M   25241.78912050  .00000674  00000-0  34902-4 0  9990
2 61718  53.1589 260.0289 0001224  88.1493 271.9648 15.30189177 47959

Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T18:56:20.011Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-2.28721°

Altitude

476.118 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 20m 06s

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

09:21:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.343 km

Perigee altitude

474.665 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.641 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1589°

RAAN

260.0289°

Arg. of periapsis

88.1493°

True anomaly

271.95078°

Mean anomaly

271.9648°

Eccentric anomaly

271.95779°

Mean motion

3.82526 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000034902

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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-32457, 61717

STARLINK-32344, 61719

STARLINK-32322, 61720

STARLINK-32469, 61721

STARLINK-32591 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	2025-08-31 04:03:18.514Z	241.539° WSW	2025-08-31 04:06:18.514Z	3.622° NNE	40.86°	2025-08-31 04:09:18.514Z	44.937° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 09:00:18.514Z	339.315° N	2025-08-31 09:02:18.514Z	14.963° NNE	18.163°	2025-08-31 09:05:18.514Z	70.486° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:38:18.514Z	307.174° NW	2025-08-31 10:41:18.514Z	158.349° S	43.184°	2025-08-31 10:44:18.514Z	134.934° SE