STARLINK-1972

NORAD 47627 · COSPAR 2021-012H · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-1972 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 8 days ago).

Orbit: #31686 @ 142 x 144 km x 53.0224 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 21:46 UTC Â· 205.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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STARLINK-1972
1 47627U 21012H 26293.90725323 .15154108 12602-4 23304-3 0 09990
2 47627 53.0224 288.9927 0001235 273.5468 86.5441 16.48549701316862

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 15th 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

53.0224Â°

Period

87.35 min

Perigee

142 km

Apogee

144 km

Eccentricity

0.0001235

RAAN

288.9927Â°

Arg of Perigee

273.5468Â°

Mean Motion

16.48549701 rev/d