STARLINK-3003, 48879 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-3003, 48879 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 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.
Next visibility unknown
No 3D visualization available: RSO Decayed
STARLINK-3003 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Decayed |
| Last TLE update | 1 month ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX/Seattle |
| Mission | Decayed 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 1 month ago
0 STARLINK-3003
1 48879U 21059A 24242.98330772 .23769084 27289-5 96259-3 0 9992
2 48879 97.6341 12.0143 0012559 257.6120 241.9684 16.42567573175636Epoch: 2024-08-29T23:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-29T23:35:57.787Z)
| Latitude | 40.20728° |
| Longitude | -134.1715° |
| Altitude | 168.763 km |
| Speed | 7.807 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 13m 55s |
| True Declination | 40° 01' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | Unknown |
| Longitude | Unknown |
| Altitude | Unknown |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Apparent Right ascension | Unknown |
| Apparent Declination | Unknown |
| Sunlit | Unknown |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:40:54 |
| Azimuth | Unknown |
| Elevation | Unknown |
| Doppler factor | Unknown |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 164.002 km |
| Perigee | 147.59 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,533.933 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012559 |
| Inclination | 97.6341° |
| RAAN | 12.0143° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 257.612° |
| True anomaly | 241.84146° |
| Mean anomaly | 241.9684° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 241.90492° |
| Mean motion | 4.10943 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00096259 |
| Period | 87.6 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
STARLINK-3003 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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