STARLINK-32853, 62818

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32853, 62818 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Jan 2025 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

62818, 2025-018N

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)

2025-01-24 (7 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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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32853
1 62818U 25018N   25243.37206709  .00037760  00000-0  12803-2 0  9990
2 62818  53.1593 113.3346 0001227  82.3701 277.7439 15.30207352 34045

Epoch: 2025-08-31T08:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T08:55:46.596Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-0.40253°

Altitude

475.98 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 33m 20s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:17:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.291 km

Perigee altitude

474.609 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.587 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

53.1593°

RAAN

113.3346°

Arg. of periapsis

82.3701°

True anomaly

277.72997°

Mean anomaly

277.7439°

Eccentric anomaly

277.73693°

Mean motion

3.82531 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.0012803

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2025 (2025-01-24 UTC)

STARLINK-32883, 62806

STARLINK-32886, 62807

STARLINK-32848, 62808

STARLINK-32787, 62809

STARLINK-32851, 62810

STARLINK-32847, 62811

STARLINK-32837, 62812

STARLINK-32855, 62813

STARLINK-32843, 62814

STARLINK-32845, 62815

STARLINK-32854, 62816

STARLINK-32824, 62817

STARLINK-32856, 62819

STARLINK-32844, 62820

STARLINK-32853 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	2025-09-01 01:07:19.409Z	306.837° NW	2025-09-01 01:09:19.409Z	276.411° WNW	44.026°	2025-09-01 01:12:19.409Z	135.116° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-01 18:02:19.409Z	234.77° WSW	2025-09-01 18:05:19.409Z	21.604° NNE	42.777°	2025-09-01 18:08:19.409Z	47.624° ENE