Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-34953 at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-34953.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-34953
International designator: 2025-179F
Object number (NORAD): 65240
Object ID (CCSDS): 65240
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.545 minutes
Inclination: 97.6054 deg
SMA: 6826.11 km
Apoapsis: 448.219 km
Periapsis: 447.732 km
RAAN: 300.8053 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00003566
Argument of periapsis: 213.451 deg
Mean anomaly: 146.6713 deg
Mean motion: 15.39369304 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00036903 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00094307341 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 16, 2025, 7:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 16, 2025, 1:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-34953
TLE line 1: 1 65240U 25179F 25259.56051038 .00036903 00000-0 94307-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 65240 97.6054 300.8053 0000357 213.4510 146.6713 15.39369304 5747
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-34953.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-34953, 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 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-34953 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 18, 2025, 4:26 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-5
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 18, 2025, 4:26 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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