STARLINK-2248

NORAD 48591 · COSPAR 2021-041AQ · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-2248 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #16705 @ 178 x 180 km x 53.0417 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-05-22 11:50 UTC Â· 21261.7 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-2248
1 48591U 21041AQ 24143.49336044 .27883185 12239-4 35256-2 0 9998
2 48591 53.0417 171.6146 0001602 291.4886 225.7438 16.35213490167056

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

53.0417Â°

Period

88.06 min

Perigee

178 km

Apogee

180 km

Eccentricity

0.0001602

RAAN

171.6146Â°

Arg of Perigee

291.4886Â°

Mean Motion

16.3521349 rev/d