Starlink Tracker — Track Satellites in Real Time
Live positions, launches, coverage maps and statistics for the SpaceX Starlink constellation.
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Watch the Starlink constellation live
Starlink is SpaceX's low Earth orbit internet network — thousands of small satellites flying roughly 550 km overhead, circling the planet once every 90 minutes or so. Because they orbit so low, each satellite only covers a small patch of sky at a time and moves fast enough to cross from horizon to horizon in a few minutes. That is why the constellation needs so many satellites, and why there is almost always at least one passing above you right now.
TrackStarlink shows all of them in real time. The 3D globe above plots every active satellite from its latest published orbital elements (the "TLE"), advanced with the same SGP4 model used across the satellite-tracking world — all computed live in your browser, so the positions keep moving even while you watch. Click any dot to open that satellite's page with its live altitude, velocity and orbit.
Want the practical answer to "can I see one tonight?" Open Starlink pass times for visible pass times over your city — when to look, which direction, and how high above the horizon. The coverage view answers "what is above me right now," and statistics charts the constellation's altitudes, orbital shells and growth over time.
Starlink passes around the world
Popular cities tonight
- Shanghai · China
- Beijing · China
- Shenzhen · China
- Guangzhou · China
- Kinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Istanbul · Turkey
- Lagos · Nigeria
- Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
- Chengdu · China
- Lahore · Pakistan
- Mumbai · India
- São Paulo · Brazil
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Guides & explainers
All guides →- What Is Starlink? A Plain-English GuideStarlink is SpaceX's satellite internet network. How it works, why it needs thousands of satellites, what is actually on board each one, and how your dish finds them.
- Starlink vs Traditional Satellite Internet: What's Actually DifferentWhy Starlink feels nothing like the satellite internet people remember — the physics of orbit height, what changes for latency, speed, weather and cost, and where the old systems still win.
- Is Starlink Available in My Area? How Coverage Really WorksWhy Starlink availability is about ground capacity rather than satellites overhead, what a waitlist actually means, how the service tiers differ, and how to check your own address.
- Starlink Speed and Latency, ExplainedWhat actually determines your Starlink speed and ping — the physics floor, the shared-capacity ceiling, why performance changes hour to hour, and which problems you can fix yourself.
- How to Track Starlink Satellites in Real TimeA practical guide to following the Starlink constellation live: reading the 3D globe, understanding elevation and azimuth, using pass predictions, and knowing what the numbers actually mean.
- Can You See Starlink Satellites From Your House?When Starlink satellites are visible to the naked eye, why the timing is so specific, how to tell one from an aircraft, and what light pollution and latitude do to your chances.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?
- SpaceX has launched over 12,000 Starlink satellites since 2019, with several thousand active in low Earth orbit at any moment. The number changes constantly as new batches launch and older satellites are retired, so the count shown on this site is computed from current published orbital data rather than being a fixed figure.
- What altitude do Starlink satellites orbit at?
- Most operational satellites sit between roughly 540 and 570 km, arranged into distinct orbital shells rather than spread evenly. Newer second-generation shells sit somewhat lower. Satellites well below that band are usually either newly launched and still climbing to their assigned shell, or older satellites being deorbited.
- How fast do Starlink satellites move?
- About 7.6 km per second, or roughly 27,000 km/h, completing one orbit of the Earth every 90 to 95 minutes. From the ground that means a satellite crosses from horizon to horizon in a handful of minutes.
- How long does a Starlink satellite last?
- About five years by design. The usual limiting factor is propellant — at 550 km there is enough residual atmosphere to cause drag, so holding altitude requires periodic thruster firings. When the propellant runs out the satellite is deliberately deorbited and burns up on re-entry.