STARLINK-32743, 62480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32743, 62480 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

62480, 2024-254U

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 (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

33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32743
1 62480U 24254U   25188.85070169  .00020510  00000-0  75251-3 0  9998
2 62480  43.0005 318.6058 0002265  40.6655 319.4366 15.27590157 30216

Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:25:00.626Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

86.29911°

Altitude

481.614 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 14m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.76726°

Longitude

-15.6474°

Altitude

497.346 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 50m 36s

Apparent Declination

-56° 58' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:04:11

Azimuth

225.285° WSW

Elevation

-50.182°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

486.518 km

Perigee altitude

483.409 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.101 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

43.0005°

RAAN

318.6058°

Arg. of periapsis

40.6655°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

319.4366°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81736 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00075251

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STARLINK-11486, 62467

STARLINK-11511, 62468

STARLINK-11505, 62469

STARLINK-11497, 62470

STARLINK-11477, 62471

STARLINK-11500, 62472

STARLINK-11464, 62473

STARLINK-11502, 62474

STARLINK-32657, 62475

STARLINK-32734, 62476

STARLINK-32743 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	2025-07-08 12:20:42.796Z	221.835° SW	2025-07-08 12:22:42.796Z	158.817° S	38.198°	2025-07-08 12:25:42.796Z	80.409° E
5 mins	2025-07-08 13:59:42.796Z	279.134° WNW	2025-07-08 14:01:42.796Z	348.954° N	40.353°	2025-07-08 14:04:42.796Z	69.025° E
5 mins	2025-07-08 15:38:42.796Z	295.097° NW	2025-07-08 15:40:42.796Z	348.98° N	40.047°	2025-07-08 15:43:42.796Z	86.404° E
5 mins	2025-07-08 17:17:42.796Z	273.948° WNW	2025-07-08 17:19:42.796Z	218.235° SW	37.38°	2025-07-08 17:22:42.796Z	133.957° SE

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