STARLINK-2161, 47747

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2161, 47747 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
47747, 2021-017AB
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
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 6 hours ago
0 STARLINK-2161
1 47747U 21017AB  25135.50554178 -.00004427  00000-0 -27840-3 0  9994
2 47747  53.0537 100.2193 0001183  71.9355 288.1763 15.06413905232290
Epoch: 2025-05-15T12:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-15T12:07:58.809Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
44.74965°
Altitude
547.793 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 40m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-22.19264°
Longitude
-118.55028°
Altitude
554.029 km
Speed
7.584 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 32m 03s
Apparent Declination
-37° 35' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:24:06
Azimuth
258.21° W
Elevation
-53.706°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
548.259 km
Perigee altitude
546.62 km
Semi-major axis
6,925.577 km
Eccentricity
0.0001183
Inclination
53.0537°
RAAN
100.2193°
Arg. of periapsis
71.9355°
True anomaly
288.16342°
Mean anomaly
288.1763°
Eccentric anomaly
288.16986°
Mean motion
3.76582 °/min
BSTAR
-0.0002784
Orbital period
95.6 mins
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STARLINK-2161 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-15 23:25:45.136Z180.439° SSW2025-05-15 23:28:45.136Z125.688° SE22.754°2025-05-15 23:31:45.136Z75.849° E
6 mins2025-05-16 01:05:45.136Z263.195° W2025-05-16 01:07:45.136Z318.058° NNW35.998°2025-05-16 01:11:45.136Z40.558° NE
4 mins2025-05-16 02:46:45.136Z320.96° NNW2025-05-16 02:47:45.136Z337.27° NNW15.096°2025-05-16 02:50:45.136Z24.314° NE
5 mins2025-05-16 06:07:45.136Z342.171° N2025-05-16 06:09:45.136Z29.636° NE27.238°2025-05-16 06:12:45.136Z87.449° E
6 mins2025-05-16 07:46:45.136Z290.378° WNW2025-05-16 07:49:45.136Z207.343° SW34.032°2025-05-16 07:52:45.136Z156.07° SSE
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