STARLINK-32598, 62046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32598, 62046 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
62046, 2024-216Q
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
19 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)
2024-11-21 (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 19 hours ago
0 STARLINK-32598
1 62046U 24216Q   25128.45400436  .00000631  00000-0  22379-4 0  9994
2 62046  42.9994 186.2110 0000768 302.6818  57.3965 15.40672977 27120
Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:53:45.976Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
156.24518°
Altitude
443.614 km
Speed
7.648 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 24m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-4.554°
Longitude
146.89541°
Altitude
444.229 km
Speed
7.647 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 55m 09s
Apparent Declination
-53° 30' 10"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:40:59
Azimuth
217.385° SW
Elevation
-21.761°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
446.602 km
Perigee altitude
445.554 km
Semi-major axis
6,824.215 km
Eccentricity
0.0000768
Inclination
42.9994°
RAAN
186.211°
Arg. of periapsis
302.6818°
True anomaly
57.40391°
Mean anomaly
57.3965°
Eccentric anomaly
57.40021°
Mean motion
3.85003 °/min
BSTAR
0.000022379
Orbital period
93.51 mins
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STARLINK-32598 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 07:20:17.943Z227.259° WSW2025-05-09 07:23:17.943Z157.367° SSE36.545°2025-05-09 07:26:17.943Z80.818° E
5 mins2025-05-09 08:59:17.943Z276.918° WNW2025-05-09 09:01:17.943Z339.851° N39.943°2025-05-09 09:04:17.943Z68.613° E
4 mins2025-05-09 10:38:17.943Z303.379° NW2025-05-09 10:39:17.943Z334.824° NNW37.603°2025-05-09 10:42:17.943Z83.95° E
4 mins2025-05-09 12:16:17.943Z268.797° W2025-05-09 12:18:17.943Z174.851° S36.544°2025-05-09 12:20:17.943Z132.992° SE
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