STARLINK-2538, 48300

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2538, 48300 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Apr 2021 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

48300, 2021-036AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-04-29 (4 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 1 day ago

0 STARLINK-2538
1 48300U 21036AA  25191.03330726 -.00000179  00000-0  68578-5 0  9996
2 48300  53.0548 100.9435 0001414  89.4387 270.6764 15.06393094231607

Epoch: 2025-07-10T00:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T00:47:57.747Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

160.74748°

Altitude

548.1 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 43m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.92014°

Longitude

108.76204°

Altitude

562.888 km

Speed

7.579 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 55m 57s

Apparent Declination

-49° 40' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:40:22

Azimuth

122.563° SE

Elevation

-59.677°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.483 km

Perigee altitude

546.524 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.64 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

100.9435°

Arg. of periapsis

89.4387°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.6764°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0000068578

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)

STARLINK-2567, 48276

STARLINK-2537, 48301

STARLINK-2556, 48302 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2528, 48307 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2532, 48308 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2541, 48313 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2538 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-07-11 19:56:50.267Z	211.378° SW	2025-07-11 20:00:50.267Z	124.1° SE	38.342°	2025-07-11 20:03:50.267Z	61.744° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-11 21:37:50.267Z	282.147° WNW	2025-07-11 21:40:50.267Z	345.902° N	24.559°	2025-07-11 21:43:50.267Z	32.855° NE
6 mins	2025-07-12 02:39:50.267Z	326.031° NNW	2025-07-12 02:41:50.267Z	16.722° NNE	38.472°	2025-07-12 02:45:50.267Z	112.934° SE
4 mins	2025-07-12 04:19:50.267Z	261.638° W	2025-07-12 04:21:50.267Z	221.615° SW	19.418°	2025-07-12 04:23:50.267Z	188.626° SSW

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