Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster in Space - Live Position

Orbital elements Epoch 2459005.1865141 JD Apoapsis 1.6640 au 2.4892×108 km Periapsis 0.9860 au 1.475×108 km Semi-major axis 1.3250 au 1.9821×108 km Eccentricity 0.2558441 Inclination 1.0775° Longitude of asc. node 317.08° Argument of periapsis 177.52° Orbital period 557.053 days 1.525 years

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Where is the Roadster now ?

This real-time simulation shows the current location of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster (with Starman behind the wheel) that was launched into space on February 6th 2018 on top of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Car's orbital elements are updated daily using NASA/JPL HORIZONS system and are used to calculate Roadster's current and future positions as well as upcoming close approaches to Mars and Earth.

In addition, it displays the planets, the bightest stars and 25,000 largest asteroids from the Main Asteroid Belt, each having its own orbital path. The sizes of the planets and asteroids are a bit exaggerated though, because otherwise they will be invisible (smaller than a single pixel).

The simulation runs in real-time and may look a bit static (because space is huge), however you can control its speed using the buttons under the orbital display.