STARLINK-32466, 61859

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STARLINK-32466, 61859 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	61859, 2024-202Q
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-32466
1 61859U 24202Q   25091.49730318 -.00001074  00000-0 -29518-4 0  9994
2 61859  43.0026  10.5242 0001013 306.9801  53.0958 15.27577091 23001

Epoch: 2025-04-01T11:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-01T11:56:06.994Z)

Latitude	-0.00002°
Longitude	1.39704°
Altitude	482.416 km
Speed	7.626 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 42m 05s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	29.13057°
Longitude	34.85561°
Altitude	483.558 km
Speed	7.628 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 26m 30s
Apparent Declination	-8° 45' 15"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:23:13
Azimuth	272.307° WNW
Elevation	-16.459°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	485.698 km
Perigee altitude	484.307 km
Semi-major axis	6,863.14 km
Eccentricity	0.0001013
Inclination	43.0026°
RAAN	10.5242°
Arg. of periapsis	306.9801°
True anomaly	53.10508°
Mean anomaly	53.0958°
Eccentric anomaly	53.10044°
Mean motion	3.81732 °/min
BSTAR	-0.000029518
Orbital period	94.31 mins

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STARLINK-32466 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 00:50:12.214Z	286.623° WNW	2025-04-02 00:53:12.214Z	4.414° NNE	37.99°	2025-04-02 00:56:12.214Z	75.838° E
5 mins	2025-04-02 02:30:12.214Z	288.235° WNW	2025-04-02 02:32:12.214Z	286.043° WNW	44.916°	2025-04-02 02:35:12.214Z	109.234° ESE
4 mins	2025-04-02 04:09:12.214Z	251.79° W	2025-04-02 04:11:12.214Z	207.591° SW	20.841°	2025-04-02 04:13:12.214Z	169.275° S
4 mins	2025-04-02 21:06:12.214Z	180.604° SSW	2025-04-02 21:07:12.214Z	156.652° SSE	23.153°	2025-04-02 21:10:12.214Z	94.155° ESE
5 mins	2025-04-02 22:44:12.214Z	256.17° W	2025-04-02 22:46:12.214Z	323.563° NNW	44.769°	2025-04-02 22:49:12.214Z	70.762° E
5 mins	2025-04-03 00:23:12.214Z	291.571° WNW	2025-04-03 00:25:12.214Z	347.131° N	37.673°	2025-04-03 00:28:12.214Z	74.054° E

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