STARLINK-2729

NORAD 48430 · COSPAR 2021-040C · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2729 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #16868 @ 143 x 178 km x 53.0675 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-05-15 06:43 UTC Â· 21066.8 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-2729
1 48430U 21040C 24136.28022189 .38371250 12815-4 11392-2 0 9992
2 48430 53.0675 224.9572 0026434 335.1791 76.6566 16.42022762168683

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 9th 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

53.0675Â°

Period

87.7 min

Perigee

143 km

Apogee

178 km

Eccentricity

0.0026434

RAAN

224.9572Â°

Arg of Perigee

335.1791Â°

Mean Motion

16.42022762 rev/d