STARLINK-2278

NORAD 48026 · COSPAR 2021-024BB · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2278 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #20768 @ 152 x 166 km x 53.0415 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-12-21 15:22 UTC Â· 16138.6 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-2278
1 48026U 21024BB 24356.64062975 .49758459 12285-4 21897-2 0 9990
2 48026 53.0415 133.8471 0010121 163.1754 309.0982 16.42596041207681

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 24th 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

53.0415Â°

Period

87.67 min

Perigee

152 km

Apogee

166 km

Eccentricity

0.0010121

RAAN

133.8471Â°

Arg of Perigee

163.1754Â°

Mean Motion

16.42596041 rev/d