STARLINK-32960, 63197

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-32960, 63197 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

63197, 2025-048Q

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)

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 11 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32960
1 63197U 25048Q   25212.11717115  .00023049  00000-0  84397-3 0  9993
2 63197  42.9970 256.8034 0001040 259.3046 100.7689 15.27600778 22818

Epoch: 2025-07-31T02:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-31T02:48:43.587Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-94.36484°

Altitude

482.895 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 07m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.58401°

Longitude

-137.87589°

Altitude

491.082 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 39m 56s

Apparent Declination

-35° 38' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:11:59

Azimuth

58.492° ENE

Elevation

-82.366°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

485.646 km

Perigee altitude

484.219 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.07 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

42.997°

RAAN

256.8034°

Arg. of periapsis

259.3046°

True anomaly

100.78061°

Mean anomaly

100.7689°

Eccentric anomaly

100.77475°

Mean motion

3.81738 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00084397

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STARLINK-32960 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	2025-08-01 05:40:45.058Z	199.871° SSW	2025-08-01 05:43:45.058Z	138.618° SSE	23.074°	2025-08-01 05:45:45.058Z	98.407° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-01 07:19:45.058Z	255.221° W	2025-08-01 07:21:45.058Z	269.779° W	43.088°	2025-08-01 07:25:45.058Z	71.407° E
6 mins	2025-08-01 08:58:45.058Z	288.676° WNW	2025-08-01 09:01:45.058Z	27.979° NE	36.572°	2025-08-01 09:04:45.058Z	77.261° E
6 mins	2025-08-01 10:37:45.058Z	288.509° WNW	2025-08-01 10:40:45.058Z	102.54° ESE	43.9°	2025-08-01 10:43:45.058Z	108.291° ESE
4 mins	2025-08-01 12:17:45.058Z	245.472° WSW	2025-08-01 12:18:45.058Z	222.93° SW	21.348°	2025-08-01 12:21:45.058Z	163.637° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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