Latitude
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STARLINK-2579
NORAD 48459 · COSPAR 2021-040AH · ACTIVE
Orbit: #30069 @ 470 x 472 km x 53.1608 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-17 13:14 UTC · 15.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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STARLINK-2579
1 48459U 21040AH 26290.55145229 -.00006835 00000-0 -20866-3 0 09998
2 48459 53.1608 225.6053 0001533 112.9527 247.1637 15.31703640300695
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48459U 21040AH 26290.55145229 -.00006835 00000-0 -20866-3 0 09998
2 48459 53.1608 225.6053 0001533 112.9527 247.1637 15.31703640300695
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 9th 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
53.1608°
Period
94.01 min
Perigee
470 km
Apogee
472 km
Eccentricity
0.0001533
RAAN
225.6053°
Arg of Perigee
112.9527°
Mean Motion
15.3170364 rev/d