Starlink Adds $10/Mo Hardware Fee & Price Hike | KeepTrack X Report
Starlink shifts to monthly hardware rental fees while SpaceX preps Booster 20 for Flight 13 — 10,558 satellites now operational worldwide.
Launch Date
May 10, 1999
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
LC7
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4B
NORAD ID
32430
International Designator
1999-025DAS
Epoch
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:49:53 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.68°
Right Ascension
191.04°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
103.23°
Period
105.01 min
Mean Motion
13.71 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
FENGYUN 1C DEB
Alternative Name
deb FY-1C
Type
Status
Owner
CASC
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 32430U 99025DAS 26179.74297983 .00002273 00000-0 15648-2 0 9991
2 32430 98.6798 191.0410 0373665 103.2304 261.0802 13.71280862939165
Source: Celestrak
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
0.0132
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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