STARLINK-2537, 48301

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2537, 48301 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

48301, 2021-036AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours 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 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2537
1 48301U 21036AB  25186.84975737 -.00000277  00000-0  33497-6 0  9999
2 48301  53.0544 119.7289 0001616 101.1189 258.9981 15.06397815231543

Epoch: 2025-07-05T20:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T20:23:39.036Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-110.26571°

Altitude

548.311 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 58m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.01308°

Longitude

83.90536°

Altitude

552.678 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 24m 10s

Apparent Declination

-31° 30' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:25:18

Azimuth

80.558° E

Elevation

-64.16°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.608 km

Perigee altitude

546.37 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.626 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.0544°

RAAN

119.7289°

Arg. of periapsis

101.1189°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

258.9981°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

3.3497e-7

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

STARLINK-2567, 48276

STARLINK-2538, 48300

STARLINK-2556, 48302 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2528, 48307 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2532, 48308 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2541, 48313 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2537 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.
6 mins	2025-07-06 04:51:47.209Z	326.641° NNW	2025-07-06 04:53:47.209Z	28.652° NE	39.732°	2025-07-06 04:57:47.209Z	115° SE
4 mins	2025-07-06 06:31:47.209Z	257.504° W	2025-07-06 06:32:47.209Z	238.426° WSW	18.837°	2025-07-06 06:35:47.209Z	187.46° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-06 22:03:47.209Z	220.239° SW	2025-07-06 22:05:47.209Z	180.305° SSW	43.523°	2025-07-06 22:09:47.209Z	53.325° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-06 23:43:47.209Z	294.998° NW	2025-07-06 23:45:47.209Z	332.755° NNW	21.329°	2025-07-06 23:48:47.209Z	26° NE

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