STARLINK-2517, 48309
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-2517, 48309 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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STARLINK-2517 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX/Seattle |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | STARLINK, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 10 hours ago
0 STARLINK-2517
1 48309U 21036AK 25036.08010866 .00000918 00000-0 80499-4 0 9993
2 48309 53.0547 76.5555 0001282 96.6930 263.4205 15.06401290208830Epoch: 2025-02-05T01:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-05T01:55:21.388Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -87.7598° |
| Altitude | 548.189 km |
| Speed | 7.589 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 06m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 43.33065° |
| Longitude | 45.47637° |
| Altitude | 550.695 km |
| Speed | 7.592 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 45m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | 74° 49' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:03:46 |
| Azimuth | 346.157° N |
| Elevation | 51.686° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 548.366 km |
| Perigee altitude | 546.59 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,925.615 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001282 |
| Inclination | 53.0547° |
| RAAN | 76.5555° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 96.693° |
| True anomaly | 263.40591° |
| Mean anomaly | 263.4205° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 263.4132° |
| Mean motion | 3.76579 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000080499 |
| Orbital period | 95.6 mins |
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STARLINK-2517 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 12:00:41.563Z | 345.809° N | 2025-02-05 12:01:41.563Z | 60.813° ENE | 41.527° | 2025-02-05 12:04:41.563Z | 117.551° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-02-06 05:10:41.563Z | 227.699° WSW | 2025-02-06 05:13:41.563Z | 76.953° E | 44.848° | 2025-02-06 05:16:41.563Z | 50.937° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-06 06:51:41.563Z | 302.493° NW | 2025-02-06 06:53:41.563Z | 341.308° N | 20.079° | 2025-02-06 06:56:41.563Z | 28.983° NE |
| 4 mins | 2025-02-06 10:13:41.563Z | 353.027° N | 2025-02-06 10:14:41.563Z | 11.94° NNE | 19.053° | 2025-02-06 10:17:41.563Z | 65.012° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2025-02-06 11:52:41.563Z | 311.815° NW | 2025-02-06 11:54:41.563Z | 322.73° NNW | 43.189° | 2025-02-06 11:58:41.563Z | 128.795° SE |
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