STARLINK-1971

NORAD 47572 · COSPAR 2021-009AA · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1971 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 6 months ago).

Orbit: #28539 @ 154 x 163 km x 53.0232 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-04-02 03:48 UTC Â· 4650.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-1971
1 47572U 21009AA 26092.15890508 .11789308 12521-4 56255-3 0 9990
2 47572 53.0232 200.4664 0006922 316.1431 43.9066 16.42690585285393

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 4th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 8 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

53.0232Â°

Period

87.66 min

Perigee

154 km

Apogee

163 km

Eccentricity

0.0006922

RAAN

200.4664Â°

Arg of Perigee

316.1431Â°

Mean Motion

16.42690585 rev/d