DECAYED

STARLINK-1041, 44746 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-1041, 44746 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	44746, 2019-074AK
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	7 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 7 months ago

0 STARLINK-1041
1 44746U 19074AK  24251.51359425  .23849555  11982-4  32783-2 0  9995
2 44746  53.0253 109.0608 0013845 202.2812 241.2309 16.34059545266521

Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:19:34.543Z)

Latitude	52.67764°
Longitude	16.15086°
Altitude	192.398 km
Speed	7.795 km/s
True Right ascension	12h 32m 27s
True Declination	52° 29' 51"
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	191.026 km
Perigee altitude	172.861 km
Semi-major axis	6,560.08 km
Eccentricity	0.0013845
Inclination	53.0253°
RAAN	109.0608°
Arg. of periapsis	202.2812°
True anomaly	241.09195°
Mean anomaly	241.2309°
Eccentric anomaly	241.16141°
Mean motion	4.08488 °/min
BSTAR	0.0032783
Orbital period	88.13 mins