STARLINK-32698, 62312

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32698, 62312 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 13 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

62312, 2024-239M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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)

2024-12-13 (8 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32698
1 62312U 24239M   25216.02125506  .00034697  00000-0  11770-2 0  9998
2 62312  53.1581 125.2696 0001058  78.2017 281.9102 15.30231482 36055

Epoch: 2025-08-04T00:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T00:30:36.437Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

164.78305°

Altitude

475.871 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 21m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

18.85006°

Longitude

-31.90616°

Altitude

475.251 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 30m 03s

Apparent Declination

-14° 21' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:28:12

Azimuth

277.859° WNW

Elevation

-31.694°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.103 km

Perigee altitude

474.653 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.515 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1581°

RAAN

125.2696°

Arg. of periapsis

78.2017°

True anomaly

281.89834°

Mean anomaly

281.9102°

Eccentric anomaly

281.90427°

Mean motion

3.82537 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.001177

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Other satellites on launch #239 in the year 2024 (2024-12-13 UTC)

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STARLINK-32621, 62303

STARLINK-32597, 62304

STARLINK-32649, 62305

STARLINK-32633, 62306

STARLINK-32646, 62307

STARLINK-32706, 62308

STARLINK-32678, 62309

STARLINK-32696, 62310

STARLINK-32700, 62311

STARLINK-32634, 62313

STARLINK-32651, 62314

STARLINK-32627, 62315

STARLINK-32698 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	2025-08-04 19:28:41.443Z	159.684° S	2025-08-04 19:30:41.443Z	122.335° SE	15.741°	2025-08-04 19:32:41.443Z	88.524° E
5 mins	2025-08-04 21:05:41.443Z	249.629° W	2025-08-04 21:07:41.443Z	299.486° NW	39.051°	2025-08-04 21:10:41.443Z	39.337° NE
4 mins	2025-08-05 02:02:41.443Z	342.24° N	2025-08-05 02:04:41.443Z	21.981° NNE	19.8°	2025-08-05 02:06:41.443Z	64.053° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-05 03:40:41.443Z	301.693° NW	2025-08-05 03:42:41.443Z	258.506° W	41.735°	2025-08-05 03:45:41.443Z	142.266° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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