Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-33987 at a glance.
Uptime
217
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-33987.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-33987
International designator: 2025-094K
Object number (NORAD): 63873
Object ID (CCSDS): 63873
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.106 minutes
Inclination: 70.0008 deg
SMA: 6950.152 km
Apoapsis: 574.261 km
Periapsis: 569.772 km
RAAN: 96.6115 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00032291
Argument of periapsis: 274.4702 deg
Mean anomaly: 85.6088 deg
Mean motion: 14.98343314 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007307 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00061934704 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 1:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-33987
TLE line 1: 1 63873U 25094K 25345.56088846 .00007307 00000-0 61935-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 63873 70.0008 96.6115 0003229 274.4702 85.6088 14.98343314 34006
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-33987.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 26 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-33987 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-3’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 10, 2025, 12:19 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-3
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 10, 2025, 12:19 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The mission is launching after a six-day delay. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-3 mission from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is targeting 5:03 p.m. PDT (8:03 p.m. EDT, 0003 UTC).
Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch 250th mission from SLC-40
SpaceX is on course to launch its 250th mission from SLC-40 in Florida this week.… The post Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch 250th mission from SLC-40 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
With this mission, SpaceX will have launched more than 800 Starlink V2 Mini satellites in 2025. Liftoff is targeting 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT, 1813 UTC).
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