Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-34982 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-34982.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-34982
International designator: 2025-179J
Object number (NORAD): 65243
Object ID (CCSDS): 65243
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.545 minutes
Inclination: 97.6061 deg
SMA: 6826.126 km
Apoapsis: 448.304 km
Periapsis: 447.678 km
RAAN: 300.8003 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00004586
Argument of periapsis: 281.9239 deg
Mean anomaly: 78.1954 deg
Mean motion: 15.39364023 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00028063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00071863721 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, 1:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-34982
TLE line 1: 1 65243U 25179J 25259.56484304 .00028063 00000-0 71864-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 65243 97.6061 300.8003 0000459 281.9239 78.1954 15.39364023 5743
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-34982.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-34982, 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-34982 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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