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

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)

2024-11-21 (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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32598
1 62046U 24216Q   25241.53506311  .00015553  00000-0  57337-3 0  9998
2 62046  42.9991 261.0310 0001208 277.0329  83.0385 15.27587943 44497

Epoch: 2025-08-29T12:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T12:50:29.452Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

90.42592°

Altitude

482.7 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 24m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

02:42:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.8 km

Perigee altitude

484.142 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.108 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

42.9991°

RAAN

261.031°

Arg. of periapsis

277.0329°

True anomaly

83.05224°

Mean anomaly

83.0385°

Eccentric anomaly

83.04537°

Mean motion

3.81735 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00057337

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Other satellites on launch #216 in the year 2024 (2024-11-21 UTC)

STARLINK-32637, 62032

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STARLINK-32615, 62034

STARLINK-32592, 62035

STARLINK-32225, 62036

STARLINK-32595, 62037

STARLINK-32477, 62038

STARLINK-32480, 62039

STARLINK-32510, 62040

STARLINK-32456, 62041

STARLINK-32509, 62042

STARLINK-32491, 62043

STARLINK-32577, 62044

STARLINK-32618, 62045

STARLINK-32598 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 04:17:14.251Z	213.837° SW	2025-08-31 04:19:14.251Z	172.069° S	31.205°	2025-08-31 04:22:14.251Z	88.319° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 05:56:14.251Z	269.297° W	2025-08-31 05:58:14.251Z	312.716° NW	41.146°	2025-08-31 06:02:14.251Z	70.762° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 07:35:14.251Z	292.277° WNW	2025-08-31 07:38:14.251Z	35.284° NE	37.565°	2025-08-31 07:41:14.251Z	83.781° E
6 mins	2025-08-31 09:14:14.251Z	282.149° WNW	2025-08-31 09:17:14.251Z	163.489° S	40.823°	2025-08-31 09:20:14.251Z	121.729° SE