Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-33980 at a glance.
Uptime
214
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-33980.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-33980
International designator: 2025-098E
Object number (NORAD): 63930
Object ID (CCSDS): 63930
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.105 minutes
Inclination: 70.0002 deg
SMA: 6950.089 km
Apoapsis: 574.321 km
Periapsis: 569.587 km
RAAN: 135.7276 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003406
Argument of periapsis: 276.077 deg
Mean anomaly: 64.6541 deg
Mean motion: 14.98363631 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00038662 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0032473956 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, midnight UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-33980
TLE line 1: 1 63930U 25098E 25346.00005787 -.00038662 00000-0 -32474-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 63930 70.0002 135.7276 0003406 276.0770 64.6541 14.98363631 5628
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-33980.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-33980, 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 26 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-33980 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-4’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 13, 2025, 1:15 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-4
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 13, 2025, 1:15 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
Launch Roundup: Orbital launches from five countries planned
On the heels of a busy April, activity is ramping up for May with launches… The post Launch Roundup: Orbital launches from five countries planned appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
The Falcon 9 rocket will fly in a south-easterly trajectory once its lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX is targeting a launch at 6:15 p.m. PDT (9:15 p.m. EDT, 0115 UTC).
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