STARLINK-32469, 61721

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32469, 61721 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
61721, 2024-196Q
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
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 (6 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, 29 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 STARLINK-32469
1 61721U 24196Q   25129.28386955 -.00000656  00000-0 -10042-4 0  9994
2 61721  53.1614  75.0575 0001285  99.1090 261.0056 15.30188519 30310
Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:48:46.329Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
105.52222°
Altitude
476.287 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 00m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
53.28636°
Longitude
-163.82124°
Altitude
480.949 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 59m 50s
Apparent Declination
9° 05' 31"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:47:29
Azimuth
15.375° NNE
Elevation
-39.765°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
476.386 km
Perigee altitude
474.625 km
Semi-major axis
6,853.643 km
Eccentricity
0.0001285
Inclination
53.1614°
RAAN
75.0575°
Arg. of periapsis
99.109°
True anomaly
260.99106°
Mean anomaly
261.0056°
Eccentric anomaly
260.99833°
Mean motion
3.82526 °/min
BSTAR
-0.000010042
Orbital period
94.11 mins
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STARLINK-32469 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 22:38:58.600Z207.03° SW2025-05-09 22:41:58.600Z142.968° SSE35.789°2025-05-09 22:44:58.600Z64.142° ENE
4 mins2025-05-10 00:18:58.600Z300.908° NW2025-05-10 00:19:58.600Z326.545° NNW23.317°2025-05-10 00:22:58.600Z27.541° NE
5 mins2025-05-10 05:14:58.600Z332.397° NNW2025-05-10 05:16:58.600Z29.058° NE33.567°2025-05-10 05:19:58.600Z102.755° ESE
4 mins2025-05-10 06:52:58.600Z270.186° WNW2025-05-10 06:54:58.600Z225.494° WSW21.32°2025-05-10 06:56:58.600Z184.986° SSW
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