STARLINK-34996, 65223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-34996, 65223 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

65223, 2025-176AB

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-34996
1 65223U 25176AB  25237.91670139 -.01416026  00000-0 -77417-2 0  9994
2 65223  53.1569 349.4285 0000775  59.2770 300.7001 15.81764662  3047

Epoch: 2025-08-25T22:00Z

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

Latitude

-0.10698°

Longitude

44.9204°

Altitude

326.118 km

Speed

7.714 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 17m 23s

True Declination

0° 06' 23"

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

13:21:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

326.232 km

Perigee altitude

325.193 km

Semi-major axis

6,703.85 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.1569°

RAAN

349.4285°

Arg. of periapsis

59.277°

True anomaly

300.69246°

Mean anomaly

300.7001°

Eccentric anomaly

300.69628°

Mean motion

3.95418 °/min

Orbital period

91.04 mins

BSTAR

-0.0077417

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Other satellites on launch #176 in the year 2025 (2025-08-14 UTC)

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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-34996 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 09:05:20.143Z	177.439° S	2025-08-27 09:07:20.143Z	127.871° SE	18.485°	2025-08-27 09:09:20.143Z	81.912° E
4 mins	2025-08-27 17:03:20.143Z	286.994° WNW	2025-08-27 17:04:20.143Z	254.13° W	33.543°	2025-08-27 17:07:20.143Z	149.862° SSE