STARLINK-2012

NORAD 47635 · COSPAR 2021-012R · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2012 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #21998 @ 157 x 161 km x 53.0205 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-01-27 08:15 UTC Â· 14919.6 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-2012
1 47635U 21012R 25027.34408333 .15207032 12388-4 80968-3 0 9995
2 47635 53.0205 329.1414 0002600 170.4184 330.1905 16.42489119219984

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 15th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 7 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

53.0205Â°

Period

87.67 min

Perigee

157 km

Apogee

161 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

RAAN

329.1414Â°

Arg of Perigee

170.4184Â°

Mean Motion

16.42489119 rev/d