STARLINK-1978

NORAD 47576 · COSPAR 2021-009AE · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1978 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 8 months ago).

Orbit: #27855 @ 148 x 152 km x 53.019 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-02-12 20:31 UTC Â· 6043.8 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-1978
1 47576U 21009AE 26043.85503094 .12838894 12512-4 31767-3 0 9995
2 47576 53.0190 26.1186 0002826 246.7630 113.3121 16.46052165278554

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

53.019Â°

Period

87.48 min

Perigee

148 km

Apogee

152 km

Eccentricity

0.0002826

RAAN

26.1186Â°

Arg of Perigee

246.763Â°

Mean Motion

16.46052165 rev/d