Satellite · NORAD 65250 · COSPAR 2025-179R
STARLINK-34973
- Operator SpaceX
- Constellation Starlink
- Country United States
Altitude now
469.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.28°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
464km
Apogee
467km
orbit agingOrbit updated 5 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:34 UTC (13.3 h old)· Metadata updated 5 h 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
- 2.797° S
- Longitude
- 25.370° W
- Altitude
- 469.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.631 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:34 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SpaceX
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 18 Aug 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-179
Objects from the same launch · 23
- STARLINK-3484265235PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3493865236PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3495865237PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3481865238PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3496465239PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3495365240PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3496965241PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3496365242PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3498265243PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3499065244PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3497765245PayloadActive
- STARLINK-3495965246PayloadActive
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 39 min ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 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 09:09 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
- 65250
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-179R
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYKQYEMNFB88MFQ9MTG
- Canonical slug
- starlink-34973-65250
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.