STARLINK-2438

NORAD 48103 · COSPAR 2021-027M · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2438 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #18312 @ 171 x 178 km x 53.0228 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-07-17 12:31 UTC Â· 19642.8 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-2438
1 48103U 21027M 24199.52200852 .27610719 12343-4 29456-2 0 9995
2 48103 53.0228 234.3624 0004658 334.7729 174.1970 16.36724891183121

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

April 7th 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

53.0228Â°

Period

87.98 min

Perigee

171 km

Apogee

178 km

Eccentricity

0.0004658

RAAN

234.3624Â°

Arg of Perigee

334.7729Â°

Mean Motion

16.36724891 rev/d