STARLINK-2041, 47657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2041, 47657 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

47657, 2021-012AP

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2041
1 47657U 21012AP  25241.23026100  .00000497  00000-0  52274-4 0  9997
2 47657  53.0540 215.6013 0001443  91.3960 268.7194 15.06402645250979

Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:31:34.55Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

155.02542°

Altitude

548.105 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 22m 24s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:01:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.474 km

Perigee altitude

546.475 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.611 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.054°

RAAN

215.6013°

Arg. of periapsis

91.396°

True anomaly

268.70287°

Mean anomaly

268.7194°

Eccentric anomaly

268.71113°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000052274

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2021 (2021-02-16 UTC)

STARLINK-1528, 47620 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2026, 47644 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2027, 47645 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2028, 47646 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2030, 47647 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2031, 47648

STARLINK-2032, 47649

STARLINK-2033, 47650

STARLINK-2035, 47651 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2036, 47652

STARLINK-2037, 47653 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2038, 47654 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2039, 47655

STARLINK-2040, 47656

STARLINK-2041 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.
6 mins	2025-08-30 02:28:35.302Z	284.499° WNW	2025-08-30 02:31:35.302Z	342.871° N	23.02°	2025-08-30 02:34:35.302Z	31.067° NE
4 mins	2025-08-30 05:51:35.302Z	355.216° N	2025-08-30 05:52:35.302Z	13.279° NNE	17.006°	2025-08-30 05:55:35.302Z	61.057° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-30 07:30:35.302Z	321.243° NNW	2025-08-30 07:32:35.302Z	4.579° NNE	40.505°	2025-08-30 07:36:35.302Z	117.765° SE
4 mins	2025-08-30 09:10:35.302Z	260.265° W	2025-08-30 09:12:35.302Z	224.192° SW	16.807°	2025-08-30 09:14:35.302Z	193.297° SSW
6 mins	2025-08-31 00:42:35.302Z	226.438° WSW	2025-08-31 00:45:35.302Z	61.909° ENE	43.131°	2025-08-31 00:48:35.302Z	51.37° ENE
4 mins	2025-08-31 02:23:35.302Z	307.559° NW	2025-08-31 02:24:35.302Z	326.861° NNW	19.936°	2025-08-31 02:27:35.302Z	22.16° NNE