Latitude
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STARLINK-2509
NORAD 48318 · COSPAR 2021-036AU · ACTIVE
Orbit: #572 @ 470 x 472 km x 53.1576 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-16 00:00 UTC · 25.6 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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STARLINK-2509
1 48318U 21036AU 26289.00003472 .00032069 00000-0 10411-2 0 09998
2 48318 53.1576 156.5347 0001242 87.4284 277.7401 15.31688120005723
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48318U 21036AU 26289.00003472 .00032069 00000-0 10411-2 0 09998
2 48318 53.1576 156.5347 0001242 87.4284 277.7401 15.31688120005723
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 28th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 5 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
53.1576°
Period
94.01 min
Perigee
470 km
Apogee
472 km
Eccentricity
0.0001242
RAAN
156.5347°
Arg of Perigee
87.4284°
Mean Motion
15.3168812 rev/d