STARLINK-2031, 47648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2031, 47648 is 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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Identifier

47648, 2021-012AE

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-02-16 (5 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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2031
1 47648U 21012AE  25241.16206025  .00000618  00000-0  60393-4 0  9991
2 47648  53.0539 195.9081 0001533  91.5794 268.5371 15.06411775251250

Epoch: 2025-08-29T03:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T03:53:22.005Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

159.95175°

Altitude

548.082 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 03m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:01:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.508 km

Perigee altitude

546.385 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.583 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

53.0539°

RAAN

195.9081°

Arg. of periapsis

91.5794°

True anomaly

268.51954°

Mean anomaly

268.5371°

Eccentric anomaly

268.52832°

Mean motion

3.76581 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000060393

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STARLINK-2028, 47646 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2030, 47647 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2032, 47649

STARLINK-2033, 47650

STARLINK-2035, 47651 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2036, 47652

STARLINK-2037, 47653 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2038, 47654 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2031 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-08-30 02:30:33.764Z	320.173° NNW	2025-08-30 02:32:33.764Z	350.126° N	13.601°	2025-08-30 02:34:33.764Z	20.624° NNE
6 mins	2025-08-30 05:51:33.764Z	330.556° NNW	2025-08-30 05:53:33.764Z	17.607° NNE	34.306°	2025-08-30 05:57:33.764Z	105.561° ESE
5 mins	2025-08-30 07:31:33.764Z	267.847° W	2025-08-30 07:33:33.764Z	222.034° SW	23.986°	2025-08-30 07:36:33.764Z	173.223° S
6 mins	2025-08-30 23:03:33.764Z	208.182° SW	2025-08-30 23:06:33.764Z	108.377° ESE	38.709°	2025-08-30 23:09:33.764Z	59.421° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-31 00:43:33.764Z	286.253° WNW	2025-08-31 00:45:33.764Z	325.311° NNW	24.118°	2025-08-31 00:48:33.764Z	25.283° NE