Latitude
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STARLINK-2494
NORAD 48487 · COSPAR 2021-040BM · ACTIVE
Orbit: #29994 @ 470 x 472 km x 53.1582 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-14 03:40 UTC · 18.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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STARLINK-2494
1 48487U 21040BM 26287.15327532 .00014325 00000-0 47223-3 0 09997
2 48487 53.1582 257.3041 0001386 110.0431 250.0720 15.31717557299948
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48487U 21040BM 26287.15327532 .00014325 00000-0 47223-3 0 09997
2 48487 53.1582 257.3041 0001386 110.0431 250.0720 15.31717557299948
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
53.1582°
Period
94.01 min
Perigee
470 km
Apogee
472 km
Eccentricity
0.0001386
RAAN
257.3041°
Arg of Perigee
110.0431°
Mean Motion
15.31717557 rev/d