NORAD ID
63948
International Designator
2025-098Y
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:15:35 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
70.00°
Right Ascension
301.64°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
274.08°
Period
96.11 min
Mean Motion
14.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
STARLINK-33983
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
SPXS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 63948U 25098Y 26200.67748979 -.00001472 00000+0 -11557-3 0 9998
2 63948 70.0020 301.6389 0003180 274.0774 86.0022 14.98338115 66322
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
4.1
Span
29.0
Dry Mass
530
Launch Mass
575
Shape
Box + pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Starlink Group 15-4-23
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SPXS
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Starlink V2MO
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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