STARLINK-32438, 61722

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32438, 61722 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

61722, 2024-196R

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-32438
1 61722U 24196R   25199.47415935 -.00000892  00000-0 -17989-4 0  9993
2 61722  53.1611 109.4952 0001372  96.6600 263.4557 15.30181522 41293

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:22:47.367Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

2.27271°

Altitude

476.277 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 17m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.25807°

Longitude

-93.7006°

Altitude

494.72 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 34m 52s

Apparent Declination

-46° 44' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:18:43

Azimuth

201.92° SSW

Elevation

-82.574°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.467 km

Perigee altitude

474.586 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.663 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.1611°

RAAN

109.4952°

Arg. of periapsis

96.66°

True anomaly

263.44008°

Mean anomaly

263.4557°

Eccentric anomaly

263.44789°

Mean motion

3.82524 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

-0.000017989

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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

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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, 61721

STARLINK-32438 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 03:34:06.401Z	314.579° NW	2025-07-19 03:36:06.401Z	19.281° NNE	44.458°	2025-07-19 03:39:06.401Z	126.139° SE
6 mins	2025-07-19 20:29:06.401Z	225.101° WSW	2025-07-19 20:32:06.401Z	65.835° ENE	42.238°	2025-07-19 20:35:06.401Z	51.674° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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