STARLINK-32509, 62042

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32509, 62042 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 21 Nov 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

62042, 2024-216L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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)

2024-11-21 (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 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32509
1 62042U 24216L   25224.37697935  .00031689  00000-0  11554-2 0  9998
2 62042  43.0025 358.4391 0002486 284.3854  75.6721 15.27600122 41848

Epoch: 2025-08-12T09:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T09:02:51.015Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-98.34405°

Altitude

482.343 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 53m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.73935°

Longitude

-113.34554°

Altitude

483.995 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 01m 13s

Apparent Declination

-25° 59' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:48:36

Azimuth

307.124° NW

Elevation

-69.433°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.64 km

Perigee altitude

483.227 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.071 km

Eccentricity

0.00025

Inclination

43.0025°

RAAN

358.4391°

Arg. of periapsis

284.3854°

True anomaly

75.6997°

Mean anomaly

75.6721°

Eccentric anomaly

75.6859°

Mean motion

3.81738 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.0011554

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STARLINK-32477, 62038

STARLINK-32480, 62039

STARLINK-32510, 62040

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STARLINK-32491, 62043

STARLINK-32577, 62044

STARLINK-32618, 62045

STARLINK-32598, 62046

STARLINK-32509 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.
4 mins	2025-08-12 18:59:15.745Z	258.44° W	2025-08-12 19:01:15.745Z	225.674° WSW	16.583°	2025-08-12 19:03:15.745Z	186.778° SSW
5 mins	2025-08-13 11:56:15.745Z	200.918° SSW	2025-08-13 11:58:15.745Z	149.951° SSE	28.376°	2025-08-13 12:01:15.745Z	87.477° E
5 mins	2025-08-13 13:35:15.745Z	266.29° W	2025-08-13 13:37:15.745Z	14.165° NNE	43.21°	2025-08-13 13:40:15.745Z	69.888° E
5 mins	2025-08-13 15:14:15.745Z	295.833° NW	2025-08-13 15:16:15.745Z	3.694° NNE	38.395°	2025-08-13 15:19:15.745Z	78.663° E
5 mins	2025-08-13 16:53:15.745Z	283.95° WNW	2025-08-13 16:55:15.745Z	219.124° SW	44.213°	2025-08-13 16:58:15.745Z	116.378° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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