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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2160
1 47746U 21017AA  25135.44196863  .00000745  00000-0  68934-4 0  9996
2 47746  53.0551 110.5045 0001771  98.0070 262.1120 15.06393061232763

Epoch: 2025-05-15T10:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-15T10:36:26.089Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

77.98383°

Altitude

548.281 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 22m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

13.3291°

Longitude

86.68737°

Altitude

547.192 km

Speed

7.591 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 44m 52s

Apparent Declination

-19° 44' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:13:03

Azimuth

91.561° ESE

Elevation

-29.892°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.73 km

Perigee altitude

546.277 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.64 km

Eccentricity

0.0001771

Inclination

53.0551°

RAAN

110.5045°

Arg. of periapsis

98.007°

True anomaly

262.0919°

Mean anomaly

262.112°

Eccentric anomaly

262.10195°

Mean motion

3.76577 °/min

BSTAR

0.000068934

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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

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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	2025-05-16 01:07:33.308Z	228.626° WSW	2025-05-16 01:10:33.308Z	57.27° ENE	44.756°	2025-05-16 01:13:33.308Z	50.445° ENE
4 mins	2025-05-16 02:48:33.308Z	303.479° NW	2025-05-16 02:50:33.308Z	342.285° N	19.865°	2025-05-16 02:52:33.308Z	18.206° NNE
4 mins	2025-05-16 06:10:33.308Z	353.668° N	2025-05-16 06:11:33.308Z	12.834° NNE	19.257°	2025-05-16 06:14:33.308Z	65.868° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-16 07:49:33.308Z	311.182° NW	2025-05-16 07:51:33.308Z	319.263° NNW	43.564°	2025-05-16 07:55:33.308Z	129.592° SE

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