STARLINK-35970, 66618
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-35970, 66618 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 23 Nov 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK V2MO, Unknown motor
Mass
575 kg wet, ~530 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 17.7 m
Radar Cross Section
41.120 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 STARLINK-35970
1 66618U 25271B 26313.25002315 .00089572 00000-0 26353-2 0 9999
2 66618 53.1571 80.9102 0001060 89.3854 249.1203 15.34344830 5837Epoch: 2026-11-09T06:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T06:00:02.000Z)
Latitude
-17.23189°
Longitude
-70.88964°
Altitude
467.814 km
Speed
7.632 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 30m 11s
True Declination
-17° 07' 51"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:10:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
463.85 km
Perigee altitude
462.399 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.262 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
53.1571°
RAAN
80.9102°
Arg. of periapsis
89.3854°
True anomaly
249.10895°
Mean anomaly
249.1203°
Eccentric anomaly
249.11463°
Mean motion
3.83565 °/min
Orbital period
93.86 mins
BSTAR
0.0026353
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Other satellites on launch #271 in the year 2025 (2025-11-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-35970 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-11-10 10:23:14.781Z | 186.422° SSW | 2026-11-10 10:26:14.781Z | 119.899° SE | 26.786° | 2026-11-10 10:28:14.781Z | 78.911° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-10 12:01:14.781Z | 270.077° WNW | 2026-11-10 12:03:14.781Z | 321.011° NNW | 35.214° | 2026-11-10 12:06:14.781Z | 32.029° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-10 16:58:14.781Z | 355.302° N | 2026-11-10 16:59:14.781Z | 22.353° NNE | 27.409° | 2026-11-10 17:02:14.781Z | 86.742° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-10 18:35:14.781Z | 283.566° WNW | 2026-11-10 18:37:14.781Z | 222.127° SW | 39.276° | 2026-11-10 18:40:14.781Z | 158.079° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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