Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-34978 at a glance.
Uptime
99
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-34978.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-34978
International designator: 2025-194B
Object number (NORAD): 65435
Object ID (CCSDS): 65435
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.639 minutes
Inclination: 97.6025 deg
SMA: 6927.608 km
Apoapsis: 551.055 km
Periapsis: 547.891 km
RAAN: 196.6155 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002283
Argument of periapsis: 72.374 deg
Mean anomaly: 287.7736 deg
Mean motion: 15.0566308 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006621 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046248 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 2:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-34978
TLE line 1: 1 65435U 25194B 25344.58721132 .00006621 00000-0 46248-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 65435 97.6025 196.6155 0002283 72.3740 287.7736 15.05663080 16242
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-34978.
In-orbit conjunctions
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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-34978 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-8’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 3, 2025, 3:51 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-8
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 3, 2025, 3:51 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’s Tuesday night Starlink features rare debut of a Falcon booster
The Starlink 17-8 mission will be just the seventh new booster for the company out of more than 100 launches this year. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:21 p.m. PDT (11:21 p.m. EDT / 0321 UTC).
Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions this week
Five Falcon 9 launches make up the launch manifest for this week. Collectively, four of… The post Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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