STARLINK-2596

NORAD 48409 · COSPAR 2021-038BJ · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2596 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #18363 @ 176 x 183 km x 53.0408 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-08-25 17:18 UTC Â· 19015.8 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-2596
1 48409U 21038BJ 24238.72115853 .11805778 12299-4 15241-2 0 9999
2 48409 53.0408 318.2911 0005118 332.9438 170.4438 16.34974003183634

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 4th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 5 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

53.0408Â°

Period

88.07 min

Perigee

176 km

Apogee

183 km

Eccentricity

0.0005118

RAAN

318.2911Â°

Arg of Perigee

332.9438Â°

Mean Motion

16.34974003 rev/d