Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-35940 at a glance.
Uptime
24
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-35940.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-35940
International designator: 2025-271A
Object number (NORAD): 66617
Object ID (CCSDS): 66617
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.532 minutes
Inclination: 53.1584 deg
SMA: 6825.466 km
Apoapsis: 448.487 km
Periapsis: 446.174 km
RAAN: 167.403 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00016947
Argument of periapsis: 113.4512 deg
Mean anomaly: 175.2186 deg
Mean motion: 15.39587358 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00062933 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015720164 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 17, 2025, 2:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 16, 2025, 10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-35940
TLE line 1: 1 66617U 25271A 25350.91670139 .00062933 00000-0 15720-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 66617 53.1584 167.4030 0001695 113.4512 175.2186 15.39587358 4911
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-35940.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-35940, 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 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-35940 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-30’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 23, 2025, 8:48 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-30
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 23, 2025, 8:48 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 to launch 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on brand new Falcon 9 rocket
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, is scheduled for 12:34 a.m. PST (3:34 a.m. EST / 0834 UTC).
Launch Roundup: Innospace to debut new rocket, SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions
Another busy week of launches has arrived, with SpaceX planning to launch five Falcon 9… The post Launch Roundup: Innospace to debut new rocket, SpaceX to launch five Falcon 9 missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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