STARLETTE

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite STARLETTE at a glance.

Uptime

18468

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

49.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STARLETTE.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: STARLETTE

International designator: 1975-010A

Object number (NORAD): 7646

Object ID (CCSDS): 7646

Country: FRANCE (FR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.171 minutes

Inclination: 49.8233 deg

SMA: 7333.719 km

Apoapsis: 1106.435 km

Periapsis: 804.734 km

RAAN: 174.3697 deg

Eccentricy: 0.02056943

Argument of periapsis: 180.7464 deg

Mean anomaly: 179.3149 deg

Mean motion: 13.82344685 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000134 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000006860905 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 STARLETTE

TLE line 1: 1 07646U 75010A 25241.89596836 -.00000134 00000-0 68609-5 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 07646 49.8233 174.3697 0205694 180.7464 179.3149 13.82344685554245

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite STARLETTE.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object STARLETTE.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-16 18:05:42 0.0001111744 902.0 (m) DEBRIS
NIMBUS 2 DEB SSO 2024-07-30 13:01:35 0.0002111105 403.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Passive French satellite dedicated to geodetic and geophysical studies

STARLETTE was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Diamant BP4 | Starlette’, on board a Diamant BP4 space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 6, 1975, 4:35 p.m. from Diamant Launch Area.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Diamant BP4 | Starlette
Diamant BP4 | Starlette

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 6, 1975, 4:35 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Diamant BP4

Launch pad: Diamant Launch Area

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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