STARLINK-2242

NORAD 48587 · COSPAR 2021-041AL · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2242 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #20137 @ 199 x 206 km x 53.0334 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-01-06 18:45 UTC Â· 15813.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-2242
1 48587U 21041AL 25006.78148885 .05062319 11977-4 15025-2 0 9992
2 48587 53.0334 239.0273 0005130 255.5488 191.2943 16.26372822201375

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 15th 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

53.0334Â°

Period

88.54 min

Perigee

199 km

Apogee

206 km

Eccentricity

0.000513

RAAN

239.0273Â°

Arg of Perigee

255.5488Â°

Mean Motion

16.26372822 rev/d