STARLINK-2540

NORAD 48290 · COSPAR 2021-036Q · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2540 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 10 months ago).

Orbit: #26051 @ 155 x 160 km x 53.031 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-01-13 16:11 UTC Â· 6908.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-2540
1 48290U 21036Q 26013.67484159 .11698684 12406-4 53565-3 0 9998
2 48290 53.0310 293.1006 0003666 220.8582 139.2191 16.43275125260512

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

April 28th 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

53.031Â°

Period

87.63 min

Perigee

155 km

Apogee

160 km

Eccentricity

0.0003666

RAAN

293.1006Â°

Arg of Perigee

220.8582Â°

Mean Motion

16.43275125 rev/d