STARLINK-34981, 65198

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-34981, 65198 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Aug 2025 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

65198, 2025-176A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor

Mass

575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-08-14 (2 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-34981
1 65198U 25176A   25237.91670139 -.01222980  00000-0 -60058-2 0  9992
2 65198  53.1567 349.4686 0000849  61.8228 279.6517 15.84060635  3048

Epoch: 2025-08-25T22:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-25T22:00:03Z)

Latitude

-14.90289°

Longitude

33.60367°

Altitude

322.897 km

Speed

7.715 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 32m 07s

True Declination

-14° 48' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:22:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

319.802 km

Perigee altitude

318.665 km

Semi-major axis

6,697.371 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.1567°

RAAN

349.4686°

Arg. of periapsis

61.8228°

True anomaly

279.64211°

Mean anomaly

279.6517°

Eccentric anomaly

279.6469°

Mean motion

3.95992 °/min

Orbital period

90.91 mins

BSTAR

-0.0060058

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STARLINK-34821, 65199

STARLINK-34865, 65200

STARLINK-34843, 65201

STARLINK-34905, 65202

STARLINK-34914, 65203

STARLINK-34787, 65204

STARLINK-34796, 65205

STARLINK-34763, 65206

STARLINK-34901, 65207

STARLINK-34841, 65208

STARLINK-34981 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.
4 mins	2025-08-27 09:06:34.053Z	179.138° S	2025-08-27 09:08:34.053Z	129.556° SE	18.619°	2025-08-27 09:10:34.053Z	81.998° E
4 mins	2025-08-27 17:03:34.053Z	288.97° WNW	2025-08-27 17:05:34.053Z	193.601° SSW	32.825°	2025-08-27 17:07:34.053Z	151.06° SSE