STARLINK-32472, 61846

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STARLINK-32472, 61846 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 07 Nov 2024 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	61846, 2024-202B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	13 hours ago
Origin	SPX (US)
Manufacturer	SpaceX/Seattle
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	STARLINK V2M, Unknown motor
Mass	730 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2024-11-07 (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, 29 m
Radar Cross Section	33.884 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-32472
1 61846U 24202B   25091.48799126  .00001542  00000-0  44196-4 0  9998
2 61846  43.0016   8.7308 0001541 285.9462  74.1225 15.40684640 23019

Epoch: 2025-04-01T11:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T11:42:42.444Z)

Latitude	-0.00001°
Longitude	2.96512°
Altitude	443.574 km
Speed	7.648 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 34m 55s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	33.07341°
Longitude	135.86114°
Altitude	446.177 km
Speed	7.649 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 13m 31s
Apparent Declination	-5° 00' 52"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:24:30
Azimuth	85.967° E
Elevation	-12.607°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	447.095 km
Perigee altitude	444.992 km
Semi-major axis	6,824.18 km
Eccentricity	0.0001541
Inclination	43.0016°
RAAN	8.7308°
Arg. of periapsis	285.9462°
True anomaly	74.13949°
Mean anomaly	74.1225°
Eccentric anomaly	74.13099°
Mean motion	3.85006 °/min
BSTAR	0.000044196
Orbital period	93.51 mins

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STARLINK-32472 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	2025-04-02 02:07:29.127Z	289.334° WNW	2025-04-02 02:10:29.127Z	325.966° NNW	43.572°	2025-04-02 02:13:29.127Z	102.396° ESE
4 mins	2025-04-02 03:47:29.127Z	243.281° WSW	2025-04-02 03:48:29.127Z	215.51° SW	23.824°	2025-04-02 03:51:29.127Z	154.552° SSE
5 mins	2025-04-02 22:11:29.127Z	241.628° WSW	2025-04-02 22:13:29.127Z	211.706° SW	42.245°	2025-04-02 22:16:29.127Z	75.053° E
4 mins	2025-04-02 23:50:29.127Z	293.32° NW	2025-04-02 23:52:29.127Z	23.949° NE	36.086°	2025-04-02 23:54:29.127Z	67.916° E

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