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
6 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)
2025-03-13 (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 6 hours ago
0 STARLINK-32960
1 63197U 25048Q   25123.46976948 -.00001413  00000-0 -26595-4 0  9993
2 63197  43.0018  39.3960 0001306 285.4896  74.5816 15.40684838  9238
Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:16:28.083Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
8.66739°
Altitude
443.624 km
Speed
7.648 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 37m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
26.81144°
Longitude
39.74007°
Altitude
444.543 km
Speed
7.65 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 10m 34s
Apparent Declination
-12° 15' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:27:34
Azimuth
92.742° ESE
Elevation
-16.025°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
446.934 km
Perigee altitude
445.152 km
Semi-major axis
6,824.18 km
Eccentricity
0.0001306
Inclination
43.0018°
RAAN
39.396°
Arg. of periapsis
285.4896°
True anomaly
74.59603°
Mean anomaly
74.5816°
Eccentric anomaly
74.58881°
Mean motion
3.85006 °/min
BSTAR
-0.000026595
Orbital period
93.51 mins
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STARLINK-32960 Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-05-03 22:24:33.249Z235.41° WSW2025-05-03 22:26:33.249Z190.299° SSW41.199°2025-05-03 22:29:33.249Z77.104° E
4 mins2025-05-04 00:03:33.249Z291.984° WNW2025-05-04 00:04:33.249Z323.548° NNW36.425°2025-05-04 00:07:33.249Z67.748° E
5 mins2025-05-04 01:41:33.249Z297.441° NW2025-05-04 01:43:33.249Z35.228° NE41.312°2025-05-04 01:46:33.249Z93.893° ESE
5 mins2025-05-04 03:19:33.249Z263.7° W2025-05-04 03:21:33.249Z198.241° SSW31.319°2025-05-04 03:24:33.249Z139.676° SSE
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