STARLINK-2043, 47659 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-2043, 47659 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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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: 4 months ago
TLE from 4 months ago
0 STARLINK-2043
1 47659U 21012AR 25217.33254777 .14022805 12392-4 55467-3 0 9995
2 47659 53.0142 149.2712 0009330 247.8253 203.1897 16.43164280249279Epoch: 2025-08-05T07:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-05T07:58:52.127Z)
Latitude
53.16196°
Longitude
167.04562°
Altitude
169.472 km
Speed
7.808 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 03m 33s
True Declination
52° 58' 55"
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
21:29:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
163.79 km
Perigee altitude
151.594 km
Semi-major axis
6,535.829 km
Eccentricity
0.00093
Inclination
53.0142°
RAAN
149.2712°
Arg. of periapsis
247.8253°
True anomaly
203.14764°
Mean anomaly
203.1897°
Eccentric anomaly
203.16867°
Mean motion
4.10764 °/min
Orbital period
87.64 mins
BSTAR
0.00055467
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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-2043 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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