Satellite · NORAD 50202 · COSPAR 2021-125AY
STARLINK-3256
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
471.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
53.16°
Period
94.0 min
94.0 min
Perigee
470km
Apogee
472km
orbit freshOrbit updated 50 min ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 18:12 UTC (11.7 h old)· Metadata updated 50 min ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 5.840° N
- Longitude
- 152.926° W
- Altitude
- 471.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.632 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 18:12 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 18 Dec 2021
- COSPAR launch id
- 2021-125
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- FALCON 9 DEB50208DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB50209DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB50210DebrisDecayed
- FALCON 9 DEB50211DebrisDecayed
- STARLINK-331750156PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-331350157PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-330950158PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-329750159PayloadActive
- STARLINK-328850160PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-330450161PayloadActive
- STARLINK-330350162PayloadDecayed
- STARLINK-330650163PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 45 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 11 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 05:05 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 50202
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2021-125AY
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX7AZFC54PF92GAHP6C
- Canonical slug
- starlink-3256-50202
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.