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

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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32469
1 61721U 24196Q   25241.82123370  .00000607  00000-0  32624-4 0  9993
2 61721  53.1592 272.3362 0001232  84.1056 276.0085 15.30187149 47784

Epoch: 2025-08-29T19:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T19:42:34.591Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-1.57235°

Altitude

476.065 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 09m 20s

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

09:22:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.354 km

Perigee altitude

474.666 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.647 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1592°

RAAN

272.3362°

Arg. of periapsis

84.1056°

True anomaly

275.99446°

Mean anomaly

276.0085°

Eccentric anomaly

276.00148°

Mean motion

3.82526 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000032624

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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-32591, 61718

STARLINK-32344, 61719

STARLINK-32322, 61720

STARLINK-32469 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 04:49:43.791Z	240.128° WSW	2025-08-31 04:51:43.791Z	282.637° WNW	42.439°	2025-08-31 04:54:43.791Z	44.181° NE
4 mins	2025-08-31 09:46:43.791Z	343.567° N	2025-08-31 09:48:43.791Z	21.629° NNE	17.877°	2025-08-31 09:50:43.791Z	60.473° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-31 11:24:43.791Z	308.615° NW	2025-08-31 11:26:43.791Z	298.414° NW	43.386°	2025-08-31 11:30:43.791Z	132.731° SE