STARLINK-1996

NORAD 47591 · COSPAR 2021-009AV · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1996 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #22039 @ 172 x 181 km x 53.0268 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-01-26 01:46 UTC Â· 15227.3 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-1996
1 47591U 21009AV 25026.07419479 .26787332 12199-4 31067-2 0 9997
2 47591 53.0268 19.3558 0006526 117.2309 355.9971 16.35928260220392

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

53.0268Â°

Period

88.02 min

Perigee

172 km

Apogee

181 km

Eccentricity

0.0006526

RAAN

19.3558Â°

Arg of Perigee

117.2309Â°

Mean Motion

16.3592826 rev/d