STARLINK-32942, 63120

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32942, 63120 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 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
63120, 2025-039S
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass
730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-02-27 (2 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 15 hours ago
0 STARLINK-32942
1 63120U 25039S   25128.76621669  .00003916  00000-0  15186-3 0  9995
2 63120  42.9992 294.7419 0001093 290.6072  69.4663 15.27556286 12132
Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:23:21.122Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
152.07194°
Altitude
482.632 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 38m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
16.39973°
Longitude
-49.70549°
Altitude
482.786 km
Speed
7.627 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 50m 03s
Apparent Declination
-10° 38' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:20:44
Azimuth
345.467° N
Elevation
-60.016°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
485.816 km
Perigee altitude
484.315 km
Semi-major axis
6,863.202 km
Eccentricity
0.0001093
Inclination
42.9992°
RAAN
294.7419°
Arg. of periapsis
290.6072°
True anomaly
69.47803°
Mean anomaly
69.4663°
Eccentric anomaly
69.47216°
Mean motion
3.81727 °/min
BSTAR
0.00015186
Orbital period
94.31 mins
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STARLINK-32942 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-09 13:24:27.058Z176.414° S2025-05-09 13:26:27.058Z139.617° SSE16.293°2025-05-09 13:28:27.058Z105.145° ESE
6 mins2025-05-09 15:02:27.058Z240.29° WSW2025-05-09 15:04:27.058Z206.981° SW42.456°2025-05-09 15:08:27.058Z73.823° E
6 mins2025-05-09 16:41:27.058Z283.866° WNW2025-05-09 16:43:27.058Z327.604° NNW37.125°2025-05-09 16:47:27.058Z73.591° E
6 mins2025-05-09 18:20:27.058Z291.82° WNW2025-05-09 18:23:27.058Z55.734° ENE41.951°2025-05-09 18:26:27.058Z97.665° ESE
4 mins2025-05-09 20:00:27.058Z254.337° W2025-05-09 20:01:27.058Z227.172° WSW28.701°2025-05-09 20:04:27.058Z150.809° SSE
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