Starshield Satellite Bus
Data current as of 2026-07-21.
Part of the Starshield constellation.
The Starshield bus accounts for 233 cataloged objects, of which 200 are in orbit and 200 are active. Most are built by SPXS. The largest operator on this bus is National Reconnaissance Office. The first launched in 2023, the most recent in 2026.
200
In orbit
200
Active
233
Total launched
0
Reentered
Starshield launched per year
Still in orbit Click a year to list its satellites.
Typical specifications
Most common values across cataloged Starshield satellites.
| Manufacturer | SPXS |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Unknown (imaging or SIGINT) |
| Launch mass | 800 kg |
| Dry mass | 750 kg |
| Length | 0.3 m |
| Diameter | 4.1 m |
| Span | 29 m |
| Shape | Box + pan |
| Power | deployable solar arrays |
| Propulsion | ? |
| Design life | Classified; operational status is not publicly disclosed. |
| Equipment | Specific equipment details are classified; however, Starshield satellites are designed to support secure communications, Earth observation, and hosting various payloads. |
| Typical orbit | 91 min period, 70° inclination |
Top operators
National Reconnaissance Office 194 Space Development Agency 4 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) 2
Top countries
US 233
Starshield satellites
Showing the latest 100 of 233. Track any of them live in KeepTrack.
| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Owner | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 618 | 69645 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 617 | 69644 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 616 | 69643 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 615 | 69642 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 614 | 69641 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 613 | 69640 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 612 | 69639 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 611 | 69638 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 610 | 69637 | · | NROC | Jun 19, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 609 :U | 69442 | · | NROC | Jun 7, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 608 :U | 69441 | · | NROC | Jun 7, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 607 | 69072 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 606 | 69071 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 605 | 69070 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 604 | 69069 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 603 | 69068 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 602 | 69067 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 601 | 69066 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 600 | 69065 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 599 | 69064 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 598 | 69063 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 597 | 69062 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 596 | 69061 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 595 | 69060 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 594 | 69059 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 593 | 69058 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 592 | 69057 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 591 | 69056 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 590 | 69055 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 589 | 69054 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 588 | 69053 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 587 | 69052 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 586 | 69051 | · | NROC | May 12, 2026 | · | Inactive | ◉ |
| USA 574 | 67486 | · | NROC | Jan 17, 2026 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 573 | 67485 | · | NROC | Jan 17, 2026 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 572 | 67484 | · | NROC | Jan 17, 2026 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 565 | 65711 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 564 | 65710 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 563 | 65709 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 562 | 65708 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 561 | 65707 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 560 | 65706 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 559 | 65705 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 558 | 65704 | · | NROC | Sep 22, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 550 | 65076 | · | NROC | Jul 31, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 549 | 65075 | · | NROC | Jul 31, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 544 | 63627 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 543 | 63626 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 542 | 63625 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 541 | 63624 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 540 | 63623 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 539 | 63622 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 538 | 63621 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 537 | 63620 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 536 | 63619 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 535 | 63618 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 534 | 63617 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 533 | 63616 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 532 | 63615 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 531 | 63614 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 530 | 63613 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 529 | 63612 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 528 | 63611 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 527 | 63610 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 526 | 63609 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 525 | 63608 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 524 | 63607 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 523 | 63606 | · | NROC | Apr 20, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 520 | 63547 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 519 | 63546 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 518 | 63545 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 517 | 63544 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 516 | 63543 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 515 | 63542 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 514 | 63541 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 513 | 63540 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 512 | 63539 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 511 | 63538 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 510 | 63537 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 509 | 63536 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 508 | 63535 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 507 | 63534 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 506 | 63533 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 505 | 63532 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 504 | 63531 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 503 | 63530 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 502 | 63529 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 501 | 63528 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 500 | 63527 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 499 | 63526 | · | NROC | Apr 12, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 497 | 63343 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 496 | 63342 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 495 | 63341 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 494 | 63340 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 493 | 63339 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 492 | 63338 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 491 | 63337 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 490 | 63336 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 489 | 63335 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
| USA 488 | 63334 | · | NROC | Mar 21, 2025 | · | Active | ◉ |
Showing 100 of 233 objects.
Frequently asked questions
How many Starshield satellites are there?
The catalog lists 233 objects built on the Starshield bus. 200 are in orbit and 0 have reentered.
How many Starshield satellites are in orbit?
200 Starshield objects are currently in orbit, of which 200 carry an active status.
Who builds the Starshield bus?
The Starshield bus is most commonly built by SPXS.
When did the first Starshield satellite launch?
The first cataloged Starshield satellite launched in 2023, and the most recent in 2026.