Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-2017 at a glance.
Uptime
1767
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
53.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-2017.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-2017
International designator: 2021-005C
Object number (NORAD): 47351
Object ID (CCSDS): 47351
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.592 minutes
Inclination: 53.0517 deg
SMA: 6925.352 km
Apoapsis: 548.237 km
Periapsis: 546.196 km
RAAN: 151.7515 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00014739
Argument of periapsis: 98.1017 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.0139 deg
Mean motion: 15.06398965 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001861 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001438117 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 21, 2025, 3:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 20, 2025, 12:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-2017
TLE line 1: 1 47351U 21005C 25324.50667208 .00001861 00000-0 14381-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 47351 53.0517 151.7515 0001474 98.1017 262.0139 15.06398965267145
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-2017.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-2017 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 20, 2021, 1:02 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink 16
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 20, 2021, 1:02 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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