STARLINK-2016, 47639 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-2016, 47639 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 16 Feb 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 months ago
TLE from 11 months ago
0 STARLINK-2016
1 47639U 21012V 25023.12072964 .20315265 12479-4 54522-3 0 9990
2 47639 53.0301 66.7564 0003027 218.0282 191.0410 16.45653233218254Epoch: 2025-01-23T02:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-23T02:53:51.040Z)
Latitude
37.25102°
Longitude
-64.72082°
Altitude
155.739 km
Speed
7.817 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 45m 46s
True Declination
37° 04' 13"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:50:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
153.074 km
Perigee altitude
149.122 km
Semi-major axis
6,529.235 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
53.0301°
RAAN
66.7564°
Arg. of periapsis
218.0282°
True anomaly
191.03436°
Mean anomaly
191.041°
Eccentric anomaly
191.03768°
Mean motion
4.11386 °/min
Orbital period
87.51 mins
BSTAR
0.00054522
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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2021 (2021-02-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-2016 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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