Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-35242 at a glance.
Uptime
97
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
53.2
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-35242.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-35242
International designator: 2025-198B
Object number (NORAD): 65493
Object ID (CCSDS): 65493
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.528 minutes
Inclination: 53.1611 deg
SMA: 6825.274 km
Apoapsis: 448.679 km
Periapsis: 445.598 km
RAAN: 327.3858 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00022573
Argument of periapsis: 85.1177 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.0085 deg
Mean motion: 15.39652287 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00058991 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014717541 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-35242
TLE line 1: 1 65493U 25198B 25344.93869277 .00058991 00000-0 14718-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 65493 53.1611 327.3858 0002257 85.1177 275.0085 15.39652287 14973
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-35242.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-35242 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-57’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 5, 2025, 12:32 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-57
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 5, 2025, 12:32 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
Live coverage: SpaceX aims for 500th Falcon booster landing amid sunrise Starlink mission
The Starlink 10-57 mission is also SpaceX’s 80th launch this year carrying Starlink satellites to low Earth obit. It’s targeting liftoff from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 7:29 a.m. EDT (1129 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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