STARLINK-42

NORAD 44256 · COSPAR 2019-029X · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-42 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 6 years ago).

Orbit: #7403 @ 135 x 173 km x 52.9964 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2020-09-16 03:58 UTC Â· 53445.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-42
1 44256U 19029X 20260.16578894 .10945764 12936-4 19197-3 0 9991
2 44256 52.9964 65.2221 0029517 24.7473 336.0349 16.44452279 74033

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 24th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SpaceX

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

SpaceX

Launch mass

227 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

52.9964Â°

Period

87.57 min

Perigee

135 km

Apogee

173 km

Eccentricity

0.0029517

RAAN

65.2221Â°

Arg of Perigee

24.7473Â°

Mean Motion

16.44452279 rev/d