Starlink launch 2026-225
In train formation · day-0 tracking
Provisional: positions come from SpaceX-published ephemerides via CelesTrak, ahead of official cataloging. Expect small shifts when official tracking takes over.
First tracked from SpaceX-published ephemerides on September 29, 2026 with 26 satellites. The batch is still in a tight train at about 276 km: trains this new are typically easy to spot as a line of lights, if the sky is clear (Mallama et al., 2024).
Data updated: September 29, 2026, 22:02 UTC · source data refreshed every 2 hours from CelesTrak
Can you see this train from your location?
First tracked 29 Sep (1 day ago) · 26 satellites · about 276 km up
New Starlinks are at their brightest in their first days, while still below 357 km (Mallama et al., 2024).
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How to spot it
- A line of steady, non-blinking lights; blinking means aircraft.
- Look after dark or before dawn: satellites are typically visible in "the first several hours into night and before dawn" (SpaceX, Brightness Mitigation Best Practices). The pass checker above gives the times for your city.
- A pass takes a few minutes; the chain follows the lead satellite.
- Clouds hide everything, and streetlights hide the fainter satellites.
Launch record
Starlink launch 2026-225: 26 satellites when first tracked on September 29, 2026; 26 currently tracked at about 276 km.
Dates are catalog appearance dates, not launch dates: new batches typically enter the public tracking catalog one to several days after liftoff. Counts and altitudes are computed from CelesTrak orbital data at build time.
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Common questions
Can I see the Starlink train from launch 2026-225 tonight?
That depends on your location. Use the pass checker on this page: enter your city and the next 48 hours of passes are computed in your browser, each one marked with how you could see it, with your eyes or with binoculars, or why not this time. All of it assumes a clear sky.
What does a Starlink train look like?
A line of steady, non-blinking lights crossing the sky over a few minutes. SpaceX says satellites are typically visible in the first several hours into night and before dawn, while they are sunlit above a dark sky. Blinking lights are aircraft. The train effect fades as the satellites climb and spread out over days to weeks.
How many satellites are in this train?
26 satellites from this launch are currently tracked, in a chain at about 276 km altitude.
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