STARLINK-2160, 47746

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2160, 47746 is 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

47746, 2021-017AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-03-04 (4 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, 8.86 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2160
1 47746U 21017AA  25182.48192306  .00002851  00000-0  21014-3 0  9997
2 47746  53.0543 259.3349 0000847  98.8097 261.2988 15.06405158239853

Epoch: 2025-07-01T11:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T11:33:58.152Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

166.06584°

Altitude

548.164 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 17m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.58898°

Longitude

-55.67867°

Altitude

550.367 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 02m 16s

Apparent Declination

2° 59' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:20:49

Azimuth

309.248° NW

Elevation

-33.376°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.053 km

Perigee altitude

546.88 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.604 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

53.0543°

RAAN

259.3349°

Arg. of periapsis

98.8097°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

261.2988°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7658 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00021014

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

STARLINK-2168, 47751 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2169, 47752

STARLINK-2170, 47753

STARLINK-2171, 47754

STARLINK-2172, 47755 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2174, 47756 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2175, 47757 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2176, 47758 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2177, 47759 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2160 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	2025-07-02 06:49:32.088Z	179.159° S	2025-07-02 06:52:32.088Z	123.061° SE	22.562°	2025-07-02 06:55:32.088Z	75.037° E
5 mins	2025-07-02 08:29:32.088Z	264.23° W	2025-07-02 08:31:32.088Z	323.493° NNW	36.23°	2025-07-02 08:34:32.088Z	35.823° NE
5 mins	2025-07-02 13:31:32.088Z	343.916° N	2025-07-02 13:33:32.088Z	32.89° NE	27.102°	2025-07-02 13:36:32.088Z	88.236° E
6 mins	2025-07-02 15:10:32.088Z	289.593° WNW	2025-07-02 15:12:32.088Z	247.217° WSW	33.933°	2025-07-02 15:16:32.088Z	155.303° SSE

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