Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-3297 at a glance.
Uptime
1302
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
53.2
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-3297.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-3297
International designator: 2021-125D
Object number (NORAD): 50159
Object ID (CCSDS): 50159
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.438 minutes
Inclination: 53.2166 deg
SMA: 6917.878 km
Apoapsis: 540.525 km
Periapsis: 538.961 km
RAAN: 261.8038 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000113
Argument of periapsis: 87.3689 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.7433 deg
Mean motion: 15.08840788 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000476 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000048008 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 11, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 11, 2025, 12:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-3297
TLE line 1: 1 50159U 21125D 25192.51530327 .00000476 00000-0 48008-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 50159 53.2166 261.8038 0001130 87.3689 272.7433 15.08840788200042
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-3297.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-3297, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-3297 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-4’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 18, 2021, 12:41 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 4-4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 18, 2021, 12:41 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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