STARLINK-3042

NORAD 49142 · COSPAR 2021-082N · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-3042 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #20372 @ 128 x 143 km x 69.9835 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-05-21 02:35 UTC Â· 12275.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-3042
1 49142U 21082N 25141.10800520 .15326854 44942-5 12971-3 0 9997
2 49142 69.9835 247.8149 0012190 259.4207 169.3225 16.51474736203725

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 13th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SpaceX

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

SpaceX

Launch mass

260 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

69.9835Â°

Period

87.19 min

Perigee

128 km

Apogee

143 km

Eccentricity

0.001219

RAAN

247.8149Â°

Arg of Perigee

259.4207Â°

Mean Motion

16.51474736 rev/d