Latitude
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STARLINK-2491
NORAD 48148 · COSPAR 2021-027BJ · ACTIVE
Orbit: #587 @ 459 x 460 km x 53.1605 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-25 00:00 UTC · 37.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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STARLINK-2491
1 48148U 21027BJ 26298.00003472 .00032112 00000-0 92546-3 0 09998
2 48148 53.1605 178.3667 0001085 91.3052 347.3038 15.35470920005873
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48148U 21027BJ 26298.00003472 .00032112 00000-0 92546-3 0 09998
2 48148 53.1605 178.3667 0001085 91.3052 347.3038 15.35470920005873
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 7th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
SpaceX
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
SpaceX
Launch mass
260 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
53.1605°
Period
93.78 min
Perigee
459 km
Apogee
460 km
Eccentricity
0.0001085
RAAN
178.3667°
Arg of Perigee
91.3052°
Mean Motion
15.3547092 rev/d