STARLINK-1979

NORAD 47577 · COSPAR 2021-009AF · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1979 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 8 months ago).

Orbit: #27639 @ 148 x 155 km x 53.0166 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-02-02 06:26 UTC Â· 6042 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-1979
1 47577U 21009AF 26033.26867723 .12365997 12573-4 32808-3 0 9995
2 47577 53.0166 113.8105 0005351 310.6224 49.4358 16.45458104276392

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

53.0166Â°

Period

87.51 min

Perigee

148 km

Apogee

155 km

Eccentricity

0.0005351

RAAN

113.8105Â°

Arg of Perigee

310.6224Â°

Mean Motion

16.45458104 rev/d