Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-35996 at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
43.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-35996.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-35996
International designator: 2025-278K
Object number (NORAD): 66800
Object ID (CCSDS): 66800
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.884 minutes
Inclination: 42.9972 deg
SMA: 6793.909 km
Apoapsis: 416.629 km
Periapsis: 414.919 km
RAAN: 146.6898 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00012585
Argument of periapsis: 266.5706 deg
Mean anomaly: 93.5011 deg
Mean motion: 15.50326497 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00123734 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0021561105 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 30, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 30, 2025, 10:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-35996
TLE line 1: 1 66800U 25278K 25364.43644155 -.00123734 00000-0 -21561-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 66800 42.9972 146.6898 0001258 266.5706 93.5011 15.50326497 4606
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-35996.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-35996, 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 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-35996 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-86’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 1, 2025, 7:44 a.m. from Launch Complex 39A.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-86
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 1, 2025, 7:44 a.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 kicks off December with midnight Falcon 9 rocket launch
The mission will see the 570th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket to date. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A is scheduled for 12:00:30 a.m. EST (0500:30 UTC).
Launch Roundup: Soyuz to launch crew; Vega C and Falcon 9 to launch customer missions
A busy week ahead will see seven launches from five different rockets from across the… The post Launch Roundup: Soyuz to launch crew; Vega C and Falcon 9 to launch customer missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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