DECAYED

STARLINK-1038, 44743 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1038, 44743 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 11 Nov 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier	44743, 2019-074AG
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	2 months ago
Origin	SPX (US)
Manufacturer	SpaceX/Seattle
Mission	Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass	260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2019-11-11 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 1 Pan, 8.86 m
Radar Cross Section	13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 STARLINK-1038
1 44743U 19074AG  25038.64399071  .08757349  12351-4  70040-3 0  9993
2 44743  53.0311 162.2321 0000766 315.4479 177.5727 16.39264901289349

Epoch: 2025-02-07T15:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-07T15:27:20.797Z)

Latitude	35.86262°
Longitude	-60.35871°
Altitude	170.982 km
Speed	7.808 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 37m 55s
True Declination	35° 41' 06"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	168.55 km
Perigee altitude	167.547 km
Semi-major axis	6,546.186 km
Eccentricity	0.0000766
Inclination	53.0311°
RAAN	162.2321°
Arg. of periapsis	315.4479°
True anomaly	177.57307°
Mean anomaly	177.5727°
Eccentric anomaly	177.57289°
Mean motion	4.09789 °/min
BSTAR	0.0007004
Orbital period	87.85 mins