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STARLINK-2157, 47743 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2157, 47743 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 04 Mar 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

47743, 2021-017X

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Decayed Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-03-04 (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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 months ago

TLE from 11 months ago

0 STARLINK-2157
1 47743U 21017X   25012.11079558  .12358747  12431-4  64629-3 0  9994
2 47743  53.0263 268.7985 0002611 265.0668 243.3064 16.42625781214049

Epoch: 2025-01-12T02:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-12T02:39:32.738Z)

Latitude

24.85932°

Longitude

-83.23021°

Altitude

160.561 km

Speed

7.813 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 34m 01s

True Declination

24° 42' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

23:18:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

160.825 km

Perigee altitude

157.411 km

Semi-major axis

6,537.255 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

53.0263°

RAAN

268.7985°

Arg. of periapsis

265.0668°

True anomaly

243.27967°

Mean anomaly

243.3064°

Eccentric anomaly

243.29304°

Mean motion

4.10629 °/min

Orbital period

87.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00064629

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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 2021 (2021-03-04 UTC)

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STARLINK-2183, 47765 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2157, 47743 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-12T02:39:32.738Z)

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