STARLINK-2016

NORAD 47639 · COSPAR 2021-012V · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2016 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #21825 @ 149 x 153 km x 53.0301 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-01-23 02:53 UTC Â· 15421.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-2016
1 47639U 21012V 25023.12072964 .20315265 12479-4 54522-3 0 9990
2 47639 53.0301 66.7564 0003027 218.0282 191.0410 16.45653233218254

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

53.0301Â°

Period

87.5 min

Perigee

149 km

Apogee

153 km

Eccentricity

0.0003027

RAAN

66.7564Â°

Arg of Perigee

218.0282Â°

Mean Motion

16.45653233 rev/d