STARLINK-32478, 61726
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-32478, 61726 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
36.964 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 STARLINK-32478
1 61726U 24196V 25260.20000949 .00001536 00000-0 63981-4 0 9999
2 61726 53.1578 187.2406 0001427 105.7607 254.3551 15.30191780 50590Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T04:48:00.819Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
118.85777°
Altitude
476.403 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 28m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:46:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
476.474 km
Perigee altitude
474.518 km
Semi-major axis
6,853.633 km
Eccentricity
0.00014
Inclination
53.1578°
RAAN
187.2406°
Arg. of periapsis
105.7607°
True anomaly
254.33935°
Mean anomaly
254.3551°
Eccentric anomaly
254.34723°
Mean motion
3.82527 °/min
Orbital period
94.11 mins
BSTAR
0.000063981
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Other satellites on launch #196 in the year 2024 (2024-10-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-32478 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 21:45:51.368Z | 238.258° WSW | 2025-09-18 21:47:51.368Z | 12.882° NNE | 43.288° | 2025-09-18 21:50:51.368Z | 47.267° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-19 02:41:51.368Z | 338.843° N | 2025-09-19 02:43:51.368Z | 12.965° NNE | 16.93° | 2025-09-19 02:45:51.368Z | 53.221° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 04:20:51.368Z | 311.835° NW | 2025-09-19 04:22:51.368Z | 116.186° SE | 44.287° | 2025-09-19 04:25:51.368Z | 129.7° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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