Key statistics
Satellite STARLINK-35966 at a glance.
Uptime
30
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLINK-35966.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: STARLINK-35966
International designator: 2025-280A
Object number (NORAD): 66821
Object ID (CCSDS): 66821
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.991 minutes
Inclination: 69.999 deg
SMA: 6847.813 km
Apoapsis: 472.288 km
Periapsis: 467.068 km
RAAN: 146.0735 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00038113
Argument of periapsis: 277.1831 deg
Mean anomaly: 153.6156 deg
Mean motion: 15.32057069 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.02045376 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.07292966 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 1, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 31, 2025, 10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 STARLINK-35966
TLE line 1: 1 66821U 25280A 25365.91668981 -.02045376 00000-0 -72930-1 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 66821 69.9990 146.0735 0003811 277.1831 153.6156 15.32057069 5971
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite STARLINK-35966.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for STARLINK-35966, 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 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
STARLINK-35966 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-10’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 2, 2025, 5:28 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-10
Agency: SpaceX
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 2, 2025, 5:28 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
Launch Roundup: Launch manifest to feature 10 launches during first week of December
The first week of December features 10 orbital launches from six different providers across four… The post Launch Roundup: Launch manifest to feature 10 launches during first week of December appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 60th Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB in 2025
The Starlink 15-10 mission will add 27 broadband internet satellites into the low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:28 p.m. PST (12:28 a.m. EST / 0528 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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