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

10 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)

2025-03-13 (5 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 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32946
1 63196U 25048P   25212.14240576  .00023876  00000-0  87438-3 0  9994
2 63196  42.9966 260.5050 0000038 197.2526 162.8324 15.27578894 22774

Epoch: 2025-07-31T03:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-31T03:25:03.857Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-99.77265°

Altitude

482.852 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 22m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

14.17054°

Longitude

62.22495°

Altitude

482.01 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 25m 24s

Apparent Declination

-45° 58' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:08:47

Azimuth

148.056° SSE

Elevation

-6.476°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.024 km

Perigee altitude

484.972 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.135 km

Eccentricity

Inclination

42.9966°

RAAN

260.505°

Arg. of periapsis

197.2526°

True anomaly

162.83253°

Mean anomaly

162.8324°

Eccentric anomaly

162.83246°

Mean motion

3.81733 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00087438

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STARLINK-32946 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	2025-08-01 06:17:33.737Z	215.95° SW	2025-08-01 06:20:33.737Z	158.987° S	30.024°	2025-08-01 06:23:33.737Z	87.74° E
5 mins	2025-08-01 07:57:33.737Z	267.935° W	2025-08-01 07:59:33.737Z	340.22° N	42.985°	2025-08-01 08:02:33.737Z	69.039° E
5 mins	2025-08-01 09:36:33.737Z	294.02° NW	2025-08-01 09:38:33.737Z	347.664° N	38.189°	2025-08-01 09:41:33.737Z	78.799° E
6 mins	2025-08-01 11:15:33.737Z	282.849° WNW	2025-08-01 11:17:33.737Z	242.464° WSW	42.528°	2025-08-01 11:21:33.737Z	118.148° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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