STARLINK-32946, 63196

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32946, 63196 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Mar 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
63196, 2025-048P
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
3 days 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)
2025-03-13 (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 3 days ago
0 STARLINK-32946
1 63196U 25048P   25120.94419135 -.00045478  00000-0 -11009-2 0  9993
2 63196  42.9974  55.7500 0001334 143.5482 216.5466 15.40343048  9216
Epoch: 2025-04-30T22:39Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-30T22:39:38.132Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-143.28111°
Altitude
445.601 km
Speed
7.646 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 43m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
1.84909°
Longitude
-157.37251°
Altitude
446.268 km
Speed
7.646 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 18m 28s
Apparent Declination
-53° 30' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:22:47
Azimuth
147.955° SSE
Elevation
-16.286°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
447.963 km
Perigee altitude
446.142 km
Semi-major axis
6,825.189 km
Eccentricity
0.0001334
Inclination
42.9974°
RAAN
55.75°
Arg. of periapsis
143.5482°
True anomaly
216.5375°
Mean anomaly
216.5466°
Eccentric anomaly
216.54205°
Mean motion
3.84921 °/min
BSTAR
-0.0011009
Orbital period
93.53 mins
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STARLINK-32946 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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5 mins2025-05-03 22:29:46.621Z234.195° WSW2025-05-03 22:31:46.621Z188.007° SSW40.809°2025-05-03 22:34:46.621Z77.583° E
4 mins2025-05-04 00:08:46.621Z290.783° WNW2025-05-04 00:09:46.621Z321.066° NNW36.331°2025-05-04 00:12:46.621Z67.415° ENE
5 mins2025-05-04 01:46:46.621Z297.007° NW2025-05-04 01:48:46.621Z26.79° NE41.41°2025-05-04 01:51:46.621Z93.035° ESE
5 mins2025-05-04 03:24:46.621Z266.093° W2025-05-04 03:26:46.621Z203.462° SW32.148°2025-05-04 03:29:46.621Z139.501° SSE
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