STARLINK-1981

NORAD 47579 · COSPAR 2021-009AH · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1981 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #22172 @ 142 x 158 km x 53.0175 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-02-02 18:39 UTC Â· 14824.1 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-1981
1 47579U 21009AH 25033.77714413 .15572450 12313-4 31269-3 0 9998
2 47579 53.0175 333.1346 0012795 183.4451 255.0642 16.45985662221728

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

53.0175Â°

Period

87.49 min

Perigee

142 km

Apogee

158 km

Eccentricity

0.0012795

RAAN

333.1346Â°

Arg of Perigee

183.4451Â°

Mean Motion

16.45985662 rev/d