Live distance
How far is Starman from Mars right now?
Right now Starman, Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, is 327,166,124 km from Mars (2.1870 AU).
Starman’s orbit reaches a little beyond Mars’s orbit, but the two are rarely near each other: Mars takes 687 days to go around the Sun and the Roadster about 557, so they drift in and out of step over many years.
Distance over the past and next 12 months
Close approaches to Mars
Predicted by NASA/JPL from the 2018 observations. Future dates far ahead carry growing uncertainty: each pass changes the orbit slightly.
| Date | Distance | Speed relative to Mars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2020 | 7.4 million km | 8.1 km/s | Past |
| April 22, 2035 | 2.4 million km | 8.2 km/s | Upcoming |
| September 5, 2052 | 26.4 million km | 5.7 km/s | Upcoming |
| April 15, 2067 | 6.6 million km | 7.2 km/s | Upcoming |
| September 17, 2084 | 17.7 million km | 9.8 km/s | Upcoming |
More Starman distances
Data: NASA/JPL Horizons (target -143205), updated October 15, 2026. Numbers on this page refresh live in your browser.
