STARLINK-1997

NORAD 47592 · COSPAR 2021-009AW · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1997 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 4 months ago).

Orbit: #29940 @ 175 x 181 km x 53.0123 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-07-03 07:50 UTC Â· 2680 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-1997
1 47592U 21009AW 26184.32705109 .05374508 12213-4 65662-3 0 9990
2 47592 53.0123 137.6158 0004226 240.7525 119.3097 16.35505785299402

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

53.0123Â°

Period

88.05 min

Perigee

175 km

Apogee

181 km

Eccentricity

0.0004226

RAAN

137.6158Â°

Arg of Perigee

240.7525Â°

Mean Motion

16.35505785 rev/d