STARLINK-4042

NORAD 52661 · COSPAR 2022-053F · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

STARLINK-4042 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 8 months ago).

Orbit: #20823 @ 155 x 161 km x 53.1979 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-02-16 21:06 UTC Â· 6016.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

STARLINK-4042
1 52661U 22053F 26047.87965258 .08721404 12394-4 43223-3 0 9997
2 52661 53.1979 223.8178 0003850 236.7470 123.3211 16.42933007208235

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 18th 2022

Spacecraft age

4 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

53.1979Â°

Period

87.65 min

Perigee

155 km

Apogee

161 km

Eccentricity

0.000385

RAAN

223.8178Â°

Arg of Perigee

236.747Â°

Mean Motion

16.42933007 rev/d