STARLINK-2268

NORAD 48030 · COSPAR 2021-024BF · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2268 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #21158 @ 165 x 172 km x 53.0373 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-01-17 05:14 UTC Â· 15466.9 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-2268
1 48030U 21024BF 25017.21836550 .42293374 12403-4 34396-2 0 9994
2 48030 53.0373 22.5143 0005318 35.0215 67.5118 16.39060027211587

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

53.0373Â°

Period

87.86 min

Perigee

165 km

Apogee

172 km

Eccentricity

0.0005318

RAAN

22.5143Â°

Arg of Perigee

35.0215Â°

Mean Motion

16.39060027 rev/d