STARLINK-32705, 62479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32705, 62479 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 31 Dec 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

62479, 2024-254T

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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)

2024-12-31 (7 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

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32705
1 62479U 24254T   25199.43012576  .00011816  00000-0  43800-3 0  9994
2 62479  42.9957 251.7633 0000573 257.8598 102.2189 15.27595125 31753

Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:19:22.865Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

160.43627°

Altitude

482.862 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 47m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.00087°

Longitude

169.43074°

Altitude

482.145 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 54m 22s

Apparent Declination

-19° 12' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:44:22

Azimuth

84.742° E

Elevation

-36.889°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.343 km

Perigee altitude

484.556 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.087 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

42.9957°

RAAN

251.7633°

Arg. of periapsis

257.8598°

True anomaly

102.22532°

Mean anomaly

102.2189°

Eccentric anomaly

102.22211°

Mean motion

3.81737 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000438

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STARLINK-32705 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.
6 mins	2025-07-19 06:55:50.611Z	225.094° WSW	2025-07-19 06:58:50.611Z	171.679° S	34.652°	2025-07-19 07:01:50.611Z	84.597° E
5 mins	2025-07-19 08:35:50.611Z	273.672° WNW	2025-07-19 08:37:50.611Z	324.605° NNW	40.613°	2025-07-19 08:40:50.611Z	67.765° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 10:14:50.611Z	293.243° NW	2025-07-19 10:16:50.611Z	333.311° NNW	37.853°	2025-07-19 10:20:50.611Z	86.669° E
6 mins	2025-07-19 11:53:50.611Z	278.98° WNW	2025-07-19 11:55:50.611Z	239.879° WSW	38.258°	2025-07-19 11:59:50.611Z	126.156° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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