STARLINK-2043

NORAD 47659 · COSPAR 2021-012AR · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2043 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #24925 @ 162 x 172 km x 53.0251 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-08-05 05:18 UTC Â· 10716.5 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-2043
1 47659U 21012AR 25217.22150177 .08814579 12289-4 66194-3 0 9996
2 47659 53.0251 149.8765 0007533 239.2888 275.0225 16.39659507249253

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

53.0251Â°

Period

87.82 min

Perigee

162 km

Apogee

172 km

Eccentricity

0.0007533

RAAN

149.8765Â°

Arg of Perigee

239.2888Â°

Mean Motion

16.39659507 rev/d