STARLINK-1998

NORAD 47593 · COSPAR 2021-009AX · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1998 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #21935 @ 212 x 223 km x 53.0316 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-01-20 14:35 UTC Â· 15455.8 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-1998
1 47593U 21009AX 25020.60797471 .02671669 11862-4 12562-2 0 9997
2 47593 53.0316 60.6304 0008710 36.4731 109.4959 16.20782513219359

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

53.0316Â°

Period

88.85 min

Perigee

212 km

Apogee

223 km

Eccentricity

0.000871

RAAN

60.6304Â°

Arg of Perigee

36.4731Â°

Mean Motion

16.20782513 rev/d