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| 2025 - Launches to Orbit and Beyond
Listed are launches, irrespective of outcome, that were irretrievably committed to flight towards orbit or intended to accelerate the payload to escape velocity. The following notes should help with understanding the launch lists.
Launch times are in UTC and are either from the launching agency or estimated by 'walking back' along the ground track to the launch site.
Most orbit data and decay information comes from SpaceTrack. The Space-Track data occasionally contains inconsistencies (eg - incorrect re-entry dates or early sets of elements allocated to the wrong object) that need to be corrected from other sources.
To fill the gaps where elements are not formally published, usually because they have a classification of "Secret", some orbits are based on amateur observations. Such data is published near-daily by Mike McCants. Occasionally, orbits are estimated by myself from public data.
Space-Track sometimes has insufficient information to allocate names to objects in its catalogue. In these cases, names are derived from public information.
Apogee and perigee are measured against a spherical Earth with a radius of 6378.145 km, assumed to be situated at the focus of the orbital ellipse. The value for the orbital period is the Anomalistic Period, or time to complete one circuit of the ellipse. It is not the same as the time taken to complete one circuit of the Earth. Care should be exercised when comparing Orbital Focus data with other published orbits because they may have been derived using a different model.
You can keep up to date with changes or mission events by following Orbital Focus at Blue Sky.
2025-001 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Jan 4, 01:27 | |
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Comsat from the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company of the UAE to provide broadband and other data communications links across Africa, Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. Separated from launch vehicle at 02:02 UTC. Continuously operating low thrust used to reach operational orbit. Expected location 44° east to replace Thuraya 2 (27825, 2003-026A). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2025 Jan 5, 00:37 | 33644 | 0.7977 | 429 | 54103 | 1023.57 | 26.91 | 178 | | | 2025 Jan 12, 08:04 | 35003 | 0.7806 | 1301 | 55949 | 1086.24 | 24.51 | 181 | | | 2025 Jan 21, 18:00 | 36130 | 0.7658 | 2082 | 57421 | 1139.08 | 20.40 | 182 | | | 2025 Jan 29, 13:50 | 37689 | 0.7409 | 3385 | 59236 | 1213.60 | 17.14 | 184 | | | 2025 Feb 5, 10:58 | 38998 | 0.7172 | 4652 | 60588 | 1277.40 | 14.64 | 185 | | | 2025 Feb 11, 18:22 | 39974 | 0.6915 | 5953 | 61238 | 1325.62 | 12.65 | 187 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2025-001B 62484 |
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Launched Thuraya 4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 6, 13:41 | 33491 | 0.7972 | 414 | 53811 | 1016.59 | 26.84 | 178 | | | |
2025-002 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2025 Jan 6, 20:00 | Shijian 25 (Practice 25) 2025-002A 62485 |
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Verification mission for a satellite refuelling and life extension system, aimed to link up with a satellite already in geosynchronous orbit. Arrived alongside TJS 11 (59020. 2024-037A) on Jan 14, possibly to conduct station-keeping tests but its eventual target seems to be Shijian 21 (49330, 2021-094A) - the two orbits are co-planar. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2025 Jan 7, 11:32 | 24388 | 0.7310 | 182 | 35838 | 631.73 | 28.48 | 180 | | | 2025 Jan 13, 19:03 | 42195 | 0.0064 | 35546 | 36088 | 1437.64 | 10.21 | 189 | 120°.1 E | | 2025 Jan 14, 15:16 | 42166 | 0.0059 | 35540 | 36036 | 1436.17 | 10.21 | 185 | 120°.0 E | | 2025 Jan 16, 08:07 | 42169 | 0.0058 | 35547 | 36034 | 1436.30 | 10.21 | 185 | 119°.9 E | | 2025 Jan 16, 18:20 | 42162 | 0.0057 | 35545 | 36022 | 1435.94 | 10.21 | 184 | 119°.9 E | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2025-002B 62486 |
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Launched Shijian 25. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 7, 01:00 | 24839 | 0.7372 | 151 | 36772 | 649.33 | 28.46 | 180 | | | |
2025-003 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 06-71) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Jan 6, 20:43 | Starlink 32713 2025-003A 62487 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty four broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 21:48 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 14, 16:00 | 6680 | 0.0002 | 301 | 303 | 90.56 | 43.00 | 282 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 6 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty four Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-004 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-11) Kennedy Space Center | 2025 Jan 8, 15:27 | Starlink 11452 2025-004A 62511 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 16:32 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 9, 03:44 | 6675 | 0.0003 | 295 | 299 | 90.47 | 43.01 | 252 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 8 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-005 Falcon 9 Block 5 (NRO L-153) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2025 Jan 10, 03:53 | USA 463 (Starshield 0073) 2025-005A 62532 |
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One of a simultaneously-launched group of twenty two US government NRO imaging reconnaissance satellites. Design is related the SpaceX Starlink V2 mini satellite and provides a hosting platform for a variety of missions, possibly using the Starlink infrastructure for communications.
All satellites were launched to a similar altitude at about 70° inclination. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 10 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty two Starshield satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-006 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-12) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Jan 10, 19:11 | Starlink 11538 2025-006A 62554 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 20:16 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 17, 18:00 | 6692 | 0.0002 | 313 | 315 | 90.80 | 43.01 | 277 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 10 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-007 Jielong 3 (Y5) Mobile floating platform, Yellow Sea - 36°.6 N, 121°.2 E | 2025 Jan 13, 03:00 | Wei Li Kongjiang 01-07 (Centispace 01-07) 2025-007B 62576 |
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One of ten simultaneously launched satellites for a 190 satellite constellation of an LEO navigation enhancement system from Beijing Future Navigation Technology Co Ltd. Satellite developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Also carries a demonstrator for an inter-satellite laser communication system.
All ten satellites were launched into similar orbits |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 13, 11:01 | 7021 | 0.0013 | 634 | 652 | 97.59 | 54.98 | 297 | | | | Jielong 3 fourth stage 2025-007M 62586 |
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Launched Wei Li Kongjiang 01 cluster of ten satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 13, 10:45 | 6813 | 0.0321 | 216 | 654 | 93.28 | 54.94 | 359 | | | |
2025-008 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-04) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Jan 13, 16:47 | Starlink 11547 2025-008A 62587 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 17:52 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 17, 20:00 | 6676 | 0.0002 | 296 | 299 | 90.47 | 43.01 | 279 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 13 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-009 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Transporter 12) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2025 Jan 14, 19:09 | |
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Payload list to follow. |
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2025-010 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2025 Jan 15, 06:11 | |
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Lunar lander from US company Firefly, carrying ten experiments for NASA under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:16 UTC. Trans-lunar injection occurred February 8, at the third apogee of its initial barycentric orbit. Arrival in lunar orbit expected February 12 with touchdown on Moon expected around March 1. Lunar surface operations are planned for 15 days. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 15, 07:11 | 167699 | 0.9608 | 189 | 322454 | 11390.87 | 35.04 | 346 | | | | |
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Lunar lander from Japanese company ispace. Carries Tenacious, a micro lunar rover and together they make up the Hakuto-R mission. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:43 UTC. Lunar arrival expected about 20 weeks after launch. Initial orbit shown is an approximation issued by Space-Track. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 15, 07:37 | 187730 | 0.9651 | 176 | 362529 | 13491.54 | 35.17 | 346 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2025-010D 62719 |
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Launched Resilience and Blue Ghost towards the Moon. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 15, 07:37 | 187730 | 0.9651 | 176 | 362529 | 13491.54 | 35.17 | 346 | | | |
2025-011 New Glenn (NG-1) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Jan 16, 07:03 | New Glenn second stage 2025-011A 62720 |
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Rocket stage with attached New Glenn Pathfinder Payload equipped with instrumentation to monitor performance of the launch vehicle whilst on the launch pad and during its six hour test mission. The stage also carries US government Department of Defense sensors to evaluate a demonstrator version of Blue Origin's planned Blue Ring orbital payload carrier. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 16, 08:37 | 17210 | 0.4894 | 2409 | 19254 | 374.47 | 30.00 | 267 | | | |
2025-012 CZ 2D Jiuquan Space Centre | 2025 Jan 17, 04:07 | Tianlu 1 (DA 01) 2025-012A 62725 |
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Small Chinese satellite for middle and upper atmosphere studies. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 17, 15:20 | 6901 | 0.0008 | 517 | 529 | 95.08 | 97.48 | 276 | 10:25 | | | Lantan 1 (Blue Carbon 1) 2025-012B 62726 |
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Small Chinese satellites for ocean studies. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 17, 15:21 | 6901 | 0.0009 | 517 | 529 | 95.09 | 97.48 | 281 | 10:25 | | | |
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Pakistani electro optical remote sensing satellite for Earth studies to support agriculture, urban planning, environmental management, disaster management, and monitoring, deforestation, glacier recession and water resources. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 17, 15:23 | 6901 | 0.0009 | 517 | 530 | 95.09 | 97.49 | 270 | 10:25 | | | CZ 2D second stage 2025-012D 62728 |
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Launched cluster of three satellites including Pakistan's EO1. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 17, 15:23 | 6902 | 0.0008 | 518 | 530 | 95.12 | 97.48 | 266 | | | |
2025-013 Ceres 1 (Gushenxing 1 Y-16 ) Jiuquan Space Centre | 2025 Jan 20, 10:11 | Jitianxing A-05 2025-013A 62729 |
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Earth imaging satellite from Jitian Xingzhou Space Technology of Suzhou, China. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 21, 00:37 | 6917 | 0.0014 | 529 | 548 | 95.41 | 97.61 | 282 | 16:29 | | | Yunyao-1 37 2025-013B 62730 |
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Small satellite from the China's Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co with a meteorological payload that includes an infrared Earth imaging system and an atmosphere studies sensor using occultation of navsat signals to study the upper atmosphere. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 21, 00:38 | 6916 | 0.0014 | 528 | 548 | 95.41 | 97.60 | 284 | 16:29 | | 2025 Feb 1, 12:48 | 6918 | 0.0013 | 531 | 549 | 95.45 | 97.61 | 254 | 16:30 | | 2025 Feb 2, 14:16 | 6920 | 0.0013 | 533 | 551 | 95.48 | 97.61 | 256 | 16:30 | | 2025 Feb 3, 12:34 | 6921 | 0.0013 | 534 | 552 | 95.51 | 97.61 | 258 | 16:30 | | 2025 Feb 4, 12:27 | 6922 | 0.0013 | 535 | 553 | 95.52 | 97.61 | 259 | 16:30 | | 2025 Feb 6, 17:02 | 6924 | 0.0014 | 536 | 556 | 95.57 | 97.61 | 258 | 16:30 | | | Yunyao-1 38 2025-013C 62731 |
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Small satellite from the China's Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co with a meteorological payload that includes an infrared Earth imaging system and an atmosphere studies sensor using occultation of navsat signals to study the upper atmosphere. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 21, 00:39 | 6916 | 0.0014 | 528 | 548 | 95.40 | 97.61 | 285 | 16:29 | | | Yunyao-1 39 2025-013D 62732 |
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Small satellite from the China's Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co with a meteorological payload that includes an infrared Earth imaging system and an atmosphere studies sensor using occultation of navsat signals to study the upper atmosphere. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 21, 00:38 | 6916 | 0.0014 | 528 | 548 | 95.40 | 97.60 | 289 | 16:29 | | | Yunyao-1 40 2025-013E 62733 |
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Small satellite from the China's Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co with a meteorological payload that includes an infrared Earth imaging system and an atmosphere studies sensor using occultation of navsat signals to study the upper atmosphere. Catalogue Number and Designation to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Jan 21, 05:06 | 6916 | 0.0014 | 528 | 547 | 95.39 | 97.61 | 284 | 16:29 | | 2025 Feb 2, 14:13 | 6916 | 0.0013 | 529 | 547 | 95.40 | 97.61 | 244 | 16:30 | | | Ceres 1 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 21 Life 1 day
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Launched four Yunyao-1 satellites and Jitianxing A-05. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-014 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 13-01) Kennedy Space Center | 2025 Jan 21, 05:24 | Starlink 32806 2025-014A 62735 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle about 06:29 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 24, 17:28 | 6692 | 0.0004 | 311 | 317 | 90.80 | 43.01 | 231 | | | | USA 485 (Starshield 0095) 2025-014X 62756 |
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One of a pair of government NRO imaging reconnaissance satellites, launched alongside 21 SpaceX starlink satellites. Design is related the SpaceX Starlink V2 mini satellite and provides a hosting platform for a variety of missions, possibly using the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:29 UTC. Presence on launch vehicle undeclared prior to lift-off. Space-Track ceased to issue orbit information as of February 1 when its orbit details were probably re-classified to "secret". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 24, 17:29 | 6689 | 0.0003 | 308 | 313 | 90.73 | 43.01 | 234 | | | 2025 Jan 29, 03:19 | 6696 | 0.0002 | 317 | 319 | 90.89 | 43.01 | 250 | | | 2025 Feb 1, 14:29 | 6691 | 0.0003 | 311 | 315 | 90.79 | 43.01 | 251 | | | | USA 486 (Starshield 0096) 2025-014Y 62757 |
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One of a pair of government NRO imaging reconnaissance satellites, launched alongside 21 SpaceX starlink satellites. Design is related the SpaceX Starlink V2 mini satellite and provides a hosting platform for a variety of missions, possibly using the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Separated from launch vehicle at 06:29 UTC. Presence on launch vehicle undeclared prior to lift-off. Space-Track ceased to issue orbit information as of February 1 when its orbit details were probably re-classified to "secret". |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 24, 17:29 | 6688 | 0.0002 | 309 | 312 | 90.73 | 43.01 | 253 | | | 2025 Jan 29, 04:49 | 6696 | 0.0001 | 317 | 318 | 90.88 | 43.01 | 250 | | | 2025 Feb 1, 19:00 | 6691 | 0.0002 | 311 | 314 | 90.78 | 43.01 | 245 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 21 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink and two Starshield satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-015 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 11-08) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2025 Jan 21, 15:45 | Starlink 33596 2025-015A 62758 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty seven broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 16:46 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 24, 20:00 | 6647 | 0.0002 | 268 | 270 | 89.88 | 53.16 | 316 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 21 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty seven Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-016 CZ 6A (Qianfan Ji Gui polar orbit group 6) Taiyuan Space Centre | 2025 Jan 23, 05:15 | Qianfan Ji Gui 06-01 2025-016A 62785 |
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One member of a simultaneously launched cluster of eighteen broadband distribution satellites for the Thousand Sails constellation.
All satellites were injected into similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 19:17 | 7182 | 0.0016 | 792 | 815 | 100.95 | 88.99 | 167 | | | | CZ 6A third stage 2025-016U 62803 |
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Launched eighteen Qianfan Ji Gui satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2025-017 CZ 3B Xichang Space Centre | 2025 Jan 23, 15:32 | TJS 14 (Communication Technology Test Satellite 14) 2025-017A 62804 |
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Satellite described as being mainly used for used for satellite communications, radio and television, data transmission, and other services, and carrying out related technical tests and verifications. Probably moved to Geosynchronous Drift Orbit January 24 at about 07:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2025 Jan 23, 19:46 | 24376 | 0.7306 | 189 | 35807 | 631.27 | 28.48 | 180 | | | 2025 Feb 4, 14:52 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35794 | 1436.11 | 2.00 | 224 | 18°.3 E | | | CZ 3B fourth stage 2025-017B 62805 |
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Launched TJS 14. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 23, 17:24 | 23672 | 0.7249 | 135 | 34452 | 604.09 | 28.56 | 179 | | | |
2025-018 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 11-06) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2025 Jan 24, 14:07 | Starlink 32883 2025-018A 62806 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty three broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 15:11 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 30, 16:00 | 6669 | 0.0001 | 290 | 291 | 90.33 | 53.15 | 77 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 24 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty three Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-019 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-07) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Jan 27, 22:05 | Starlink 11548 2025-019A 62829 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:10 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 4, 20:00 | 6696 | 0.0002 | 317 | 319 | 90.89 | 43.00 | 266 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Jan 27 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-020 GSLV Mk II F15 Satish Dhawan Space Centre | 2025 Jan 29, 00:53 | NVS 02 (IRNSS 1K) 2025-020A 62850 |
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Second generation navsat in India's Regional Navigation Satellite System to provide navigation services to the Indian subcontinent and an area extending 1500 km beyond it. Released from launch vehicle at 01:12 UTC. Intended to replace IRNSS 1E (41241, 2016-003A) at 111°.75 east but a stuck valve prevented propellant flow to its thrusters leading to it being stranded in geosynchronous transfer orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 29, 06:56 | 25267 | 0.7412 | 162 | 37615 | 666.16 | 20.75 | 178 | | | | GSLV Third Stage 2025-020B 62851 |
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Launched NVS 02. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 29, 06:54 | 25142 | 0.7398 | 164 | 37364 | 661.25 | 20.74 | 178 | | | |
2025-021 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2025 Jan 30, 01:34 | Spainsat New Generation I 2025-021A 62852 |
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Military communications satellite built by a consortium led by Hisdesat for the Spanish Goverment. Released from launch vehicle at 02:05 UTC. Continuously operating low thrust used to reach operational orbit. Expected location - 29° east or 30° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 2, 09:48 | 40561 | 0.8320 | 437 | 67930 | 1354.97 | 26.85 | 178 | | | 2025 Feb 3, 08:24 | 40768 | 0.8286 | 610 | 68170 | 1365.35 | 26.11 | 178 | | | 2025 Feb 6, 04:55 | 41304 | 0.8234 | 917 | 68933 | 1392.32 | 24.72 | 179 | | | 2025 Feb 11, 01:53 | 41929 | 0.8147 | 1391 | 69711 | 1424.08 | 22.64 | 180 | | | 2025 Feb 13, 01:32 | 42493 | 0.8071 | 1821 | 70409 | 1452.89 | 21.70 | 180 | | | 2025 Feb 14, 01:39 | 42665 | 0.8043 | 1972 | 70601 | 1461.71 | 21.11 | 180 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2025-021B 62853 |
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Launched Spainsat NG 1. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Jan 30, 23:21 | 39872 | 0.8335 | 262 | 66725 | 1320.57 | 26.93 | 177 | | | |
2025-022 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 11-04) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2025 Feb 1, 23:02 | Starlink 32868 2025-022A 62854 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty two broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle February 2 at 00:03 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 10, 20:00 | 6697 | 0.0001 | 318 | 319 | 90.90 | 53.15 | 46 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage 2025-022Y 62878 |
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Engine firing intended to cause re-entry after releasing satellites did not occur. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 3, 10:47 | 6660 | 0.0012 | 274 | 290 | 90.15 | 53.17 | 248 | | | |
2025-023 H-3 22S (F-5) Tanegashima Space Centre | 2025 Feb 2, 08:30 | Michibiki 6 (QZSS 6) 2025-023A 62876 |
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Quasi Zenith Satellite System satellite providing a timing and positioning service to improve navigational accuracy for users in Japan from a combination of equatorial GEO and inclined GEO, giving coverage to areas where the topography works against GPS reception. “Michibiki" translates into English as "Showing the Way". Separated from launch vehicle at 0859 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2025 Feb 2, 10:49 | 24271 | 0.7212 | 390 | 35397 | 627.20 | 21.98 | 176 | | | 2025 Feb 3, 13:02 | 26371 | 0.5824 | 4634 | 35352 | 710.32 | 12.98 | 175 | | | 2025 Feb 5, 09:29 | 39739 | 0.0461 | 31527 | 35193 | 1313.95 | 0.56 | 170 | | | 2025 Feb 10, 20:47 | 42115 | 0.0012 | 35685 | 35790 | 1433.57 | 0.08 | 57 | 90°.3 E | | 2025 Feb 11, 20:31 | 42155 | 0.0003 | 35764 | 35790 | 1435.60 | 0.08 | 55 | 90°.4 E | | 2025 Feb 12, 14:28 | 42163 | 0.0001 | 35780 | 35791 | 1436.03 | 0.08 | 34 | 90°.4 E | | 2025 Feb 17, 22:43 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35780 | 35792 | 1436.05 | 0.07 | 45 | 90°.5 E | | | H3 upper stage 2025-023B 62877 |
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Launched QZSS 6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 2, 10:41 | 24245 | 0.7206 | 397 | 35336 | 626.15 | 21.97 | 175 | | | 2025 Feb 6, 01:55 | 24116 | 0.7251 | 251 | 35225 | 621.18 | 21.48 | 178 | | | |
2025-024 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-03) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Feb 4, 10:15 | Starlink 11371 2025-024A 62879 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 11:20 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 10, 20:00 | 6691 | 0.0001 | 312 | 314 | 90.78 | 43.00 | 265 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Feb 4 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-025 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Maxar 3) Kennedy Space Center | 2025 Feb 4, 23:13 | Worldview Legion 6 2025-025A 62900 |
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High resolution imaging satellite from Maxar Technologies of the US. Part of a constellation of six satellites providing images in response to customer demand. Separated from launch vehicle February 5 at 00:00 UTC. Space-Track has this tagged incorrectly as Legion 5. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 01:09 | 7082 | 0.0006 | 700 | 709 | 98.86 | 45.04 | 97 | | | | Worldview Legion 5 2025-025B 62901 |
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High resolution imaging satellite from Maxar Technologies of the US. Part of a constellation of six satellites providing images in response to customer demand. Separated from launch vehicle February 5 at 01:03 UTC. Space-Track has this tagged incorrectly as Legion 6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 01:10 | 6828 | 0.0025 | 433 | 467 | 93.59 | 44.97 | 21 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Feb 4 Life <1 day
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Launched pair of Worldview Legion satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-026 Soyuz-2.1v + Volga Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2025 Feb 5, 03:59 | Cosmos 2581 2025-026A 62902 |
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Small, military, satellite - mission unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 18:17 | 6965 | 0.0011 | 579 | 594 | 96.41 | 81.99 | 275 | | | | Cosmos 2582 2025-026B 62903 |
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Small, military, satellite - mission unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 11:47 | 6965 | 0.0015 | 576 | 597 | 96.41 | 81.99 | 260 | | | 2025 Feb 15, 12:57 | 6967 | 0.0014 | 580 | 599 | 96.47 | 81.99 | 219 | | | | Cosmos 2583? 2025-026C 62904 |
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Possibly a small satellite but may be a launch adaptor or payload cover - more information awaited. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 19:49 | 6967 | 0.0013 | 580 | 598 | 96.45 | 81.99 | 267 | | | | Volga rocket stage 2025-026D 62905 |
Re-entered - 2025 Feb 5 Life <1 day
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Launched Cosmos 2581, 2582, etc. Caused to re-enter at about 14:50 UTC on the day of launch, above the southern Pacific Ocean and after releasing the satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 11:52 | 6964 | 0.0010 | 579 | 593 | 96.39 | 81.99 | 276 | | | | Soyuz second stage 2025-026E 62906 |
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Launched Cosmos 2581, 2582, etc. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 5, 09:58 | 6772 | 0.0272 | 210 | 578 | 92.44 | 82.01 | 74 | | | |
2025-027 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-09) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Feb 8, 19:18 | Starlink 11552 2025-027A 62907 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 20:23 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 13, 14:00 | 6678 | 0.0002 | 299 | 301 | 90.52 | 43.01 | 269 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2025 Feb 8 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2025-028 Electron (IOT 4 You and Me) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2025 Feb 8, 20:43 | Kinéis 14 (Kinéis 2C) 2025-028B 62929 |
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Small satellite from French company Kinéis in a planned constellation of twenty five broadband internet communication satellites. Released from launch vehicle at about 21:49 UTC. Designation and Catalogue Number to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Feb 10, 18:57 | 7021 | 0.0002 | 641 | 644 | 97.57 | 97.96 | 62 | 09:06 | | | Kinéis 15 (Kinéis 2D) 2025-028C 62930 |
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Small satellite from French company Kinéis in a planned constellation of twenty five broadband internet communication satellites. Released from launch vehicle at about 21:49 UTC. Designation and Catalogue Number to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Feb 10, 20:35 | 7020 | 0.0002 | 641 | 643 | 97.56 | 97.96 | 48 | 09:06 | | | Kinéis 16 (Kinéis 2E) 2025-028D 62931 |
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Small satellite from French company Kinéis in a planned constellation of twenty five broadband internet communication satellites. Released from launch vehicle at about 21:49 UTC. Designation and Catalogue Number to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Feb 10, 18:57 | 7020 | 0.0001 | 641 | 642 | 97.56 | 97.96 | 95 | 09:06 | | | Kinéis 12 (Kinéis 2A) 2025-028E 62932 |
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Small satellite from French company Kinéis in a planned constellation of twenty five broadband internet communication satellites. Released from launch vehicle at about 21:49 UTC. Designation and Catalogue Number to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Feb 10, 18:56 | 7019 | 0.0001 | 640 | 642 | 97.54 | 97.96 | 329 | 09:06 | | | Kinéis 13 (Kinéis 2B) 2025-028G 62934 |
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Small satellite from French company Kinéis in a planned constellation of twenty five broadband internet communication satellites. Released from launch vehicle at about 21:49 UTC. Designation and Catalogue Number to be confirmed. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2025 Feb 11, 14:27 | 7019 | 0.0001 | 640 | 641 | 97.53 | 97.96 | 271 | 09:06 | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2025-028A 62928 |
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Launched five Kinéis satellites. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 9, 00:46 | 6989 | 0.0043 | 581 | 641 | 96.92 | 97.93 | 42 | | | | Electron second stage 2025-028F 62933 |
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Launched five Kinéis satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 10, 19:43 | 6772 | 0.0315 | 180 | 607 | 92.44 | 97.96 | 222 | | | |
2025-029 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 11-10) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2025 Feb 11, 02:09 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty three broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 03:11 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Launched twenty three Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2025-030 CZ 8A Wenchang Space Centre | 2025 Feb 11, 09:30 | Hulianwang Digui 2-01 (Satellite Internet low orbit group 02) 2025-030A 62971 |
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One of a nine simultaneously-launched internet communication satellites. Designed to fly in relatively-low orbit as part of a large constellation.
All satellites were injected into similar orbits. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 11, 15:42 | 7246 | 0.0008 | 863 | 874 | 102.32 | 50.00 | 257 | | | | CZ 8A upper stage 2025-30K 62980 |
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Launched group of nine Hulianwang Digui low orbit internet comsats. Perigee lowered after releasing satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | eccentricity | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2025 Feb 11, 15:36 | 7161 | 0.0119 | 698 | 868 | 100.51 | 50.00 | 83 | | | |
2025-031 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-18) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Feb 11, 18:53 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 19:57 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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Launched twenty three Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
2025-032 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 12-08) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2025 Feb 15, 06:14 | |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty one broadband and mobile telephone communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 07:19 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched twenty one Starlink satellites. Expected to be caused to re-enter after releasing satellites. |
Orbit parameters awaited | |
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