STARLINK-2218

NORAD 47999 · COSPAR 2021-024Y · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2218 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #19171 @ 181 x 187 km x 53.0334 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-08-27 03:11 UTC Â· 18877.2 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-2218
1 47999U 21024Y 24240.13293247 .25440806 12120-4 39391-2 0 9996
2 47999 53.0334 183.6847 0005057 229.7422 255.2944 16.33235582191718

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 24th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 6 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

53.0334Â°

Period

88.17 min

Perigee

181 km

Apogee

187 km

Eccentricity

0.0005057

RAAN

183.6847Â°

Arg of Perigee

229.7422Â°

Mean Motion

16.33235582 rev/d