Calculated Starlink positions
After orbital data loads, explore calculated positions for supported Starlink spacecraft around Earth in three dimensions.
Starlink constellation
Starlink Satellite Tracker
Explore tracked Starlink spacecraft around Earth on an interactive 3D globe. Search the loaded constellation, inspect individual satellites and view calculated orbital positions.
Current spacecraft positions appear after the Starlink orbital dataset finishes loading and available positions have been calculated.
Explore the Starlink constellation
Search tracked Starlink spacecraft and explore calculated orbital positions after the current constellation data finishes loading.
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Starlink Tracker
Explore the live Starlink constellation around Earth.
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About the tracker
Explore the Starlink constellation
After current orbital data loads, TransitSatellite calculates available positions for tracked Starlink satellites around Earth. The interactive globe provides a way to explore how spacecraft within a large satellite constellation are distributed across low Earth orbit.
Once the tracker is ready, supported Starlink satellites can be selected to inspect available information such as location, altitude and NORAD catalog identifier. Displayed positions are calculated from orbital data rather than direct telemetry from each spacecraft.
Search individual satellites
Search the loaded Starlink catalog and select supported spacecraft to inspect available orbital information.
Explore a satellite constellation
Explore how individual spacecraft operate together as part of a distributed communications constellation.
Understanding the constellation
What is the Starlink constellation?
Starlink is a satellite communications constellation operated by SpaceX. Instead of relying on a small number of spacecraft, the network uses many satellites in low Earth orbit.
Because the satellites are continually moving, their distribution around Earth changes over time. Exploring the constellation can help illustrate how orbital altitude, inclination and spacecraft distribution work together within a large satellite network.
Low Earth orbit
Starlink spacecraft operate in low Earth orbit, closer to Earth than traditional geostationary communications satellites.
A moving network
Individual Starlink satellites move continuously through orbit, so network coverage is created by the constellation as a whole rather than one stationary spacecraft.
Orbital shells
Large satellite constellations can use groups of spacecraft placed at different orbital altitudes and inclinations to build broader coverage.
Cataloged spacecraft
Tracked spacecraft receive catalog identifiers that help distinguish individual satellites within the larger constellation.
Starlink tracker questions
Are the Starlink positions live?
After current orbital data loads, displayed positions are continuously calculated from orbital elements in the browser. They are not direct second-by-second telemetry feeds from each satellite.
Why are there so many Starlink satellites?
Starlink uses many satellites working together as a constellation to provide communications coverage across wide geographic areas.
Can I select an individual Starlink satellite?
Yes. After the tracker catalog loads, supported Starlink satellites can be selected to inspect available information associated with individual spacecraft.
Why do Starlink satellites move across the map?
Starlink satellites orbit Earth continuously while Earth rotates beneath them. Their calculated latitude and longitude therefore change as they travel through their orbital paths.
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