STARLINK-1948

NORAD 46798 · COSPAR 2020-074BM · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1948 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #23738 @ 145 x 162 km x 52.9837 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-02-09 02:24 UTC Â· 14680.9 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-1948
1 46798U 20074BM 25040.10043767 .17679982 12638-4 46860-3 0 9996
2 46798 52.9837 267.5416 0012587 47.1342 80.4268 16.44594925237385

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 24th 2020

Spacecraft age

5 years, 11 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

260 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

52.9837Â°

Period

87.56 min

Perigee

145 km

Apogee

162 km

Eccentricity

0.0012587

RAAN

267.5416Â°

Arg of Perigee

47.1342Â°

Mean Motion

16.44594925 rev/d