STARLINK-33988, 63938

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-33988, 63938 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 13 May 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

63938, 2025-098N

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor

Mass

575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-05-13 (4 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

41.120 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 STARLINK-33988
1 63938U 25098N   25241.17379603  .00019639  00000-0  16474-2 0  9995
2 63938  70.0035  39.9267 0003162 272.0002  88.0795 14.98368653 17713

Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T04:10:15.977Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-0.26611°

Altitude

574.288 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 39m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:04:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.081 km

Perigee altitude

567.687 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.021 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

70.0035°

RAAN

39.9267°

Arg. of periapsis

272.0002°

True anomaly

88.11571°

Mean anomaly

88.0795°

Eccentric anomaly

88.09761°

Mean motion

3.74758 °/min

Orbital period

96.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0016474

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Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 2025 (2025-05-13 UTC)

STARLINK-34012, 63926

STARLINK-33962, 63950

STARLINK-33998, 63951

STARLINK-33956, 63927

STARLINK-33997, 63928

STARLINK-33989, 63929

STARLINK-33980, 63930

STARLINK-33994, 63931

STARLINK-33971, 63932

STARLINK-33877, 63933

STARLINK-33895, 63934

STARLINK-34005, 63935

STARLINK-34027, 63936

STARLINK-34035, 63937

STARLINK-33988 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-08-29 20:44:12.620Z	14.81° NNE	2025-08-29 20:46:12.620Z	48.282° ENE	19.207°	2025-08-29 20:49:12.620Z	99.558° ESE
6 mins	2025-08-29 22:22:12.620Z	309.18° NW	2025-08-29 22:25:12.620Z	242.978° WSW	29.071°	2025-08-29 22:28:12.620Z	190.253° SSW
6 mins	2025-08-30 12:22:12.620Z	229.169° WSW	2025-08-30 12:25:12.620Z	315.875° NNW	36.576°	2025-08-30 12:28:12.620Z	10.683° NNE