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STARLINK-2162, 47748

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2162, 47748 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

47748, 2021-017AC

Orbit

LEO

Country

US

Related business

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational 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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2162
1 47748U 21017AC  26131.06358183  .00086373  00000-0  98329-3 0  9999
2 47748  53.1551 252.2127 0006626 315.9215  44.1270 15.61549160287709

Epoch: 2026-05-11T01:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-11T01:31:33.470Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

0.46552°

Altitude

380.879 km

Speed

7.684 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 48m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

22:50:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

387.922 km

Perigee altitude

378.962 km

Semi-major axis

6,761.579 km

Eccentricity

0.00066

Inclination

53.1551°

RAAN

252.2127°

Arg. of periapsis

315.9215°

True anomaly

44.1799°

Mean anomaly

44.127°

Eccentric anomaly

44.15345°

Mean motion

3.90365 °/min

Orbital period

92.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00098329

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

FALCON 9 R/B, 47782 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 47783 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2211, 47778

STARLINK-2195, 47772

STARLINK-2210, 47777 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2180, 47762

STARLINK-2185, 47767

STARLINK-2175, 47757 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2197, 47774 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2107, 47723

STARLINK-2157, 47743 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2174, 47756 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2213, 47780

STARLINK-2147, 47736

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STARLINK-2162 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.
4 mins	2026-05-11 17:23:12.867Z	326.123° NNW	2026-05-11 17:25:12.867Z	67.835° E	38.267°	2026-05-11 17:27:12.867Z	113.955° SE

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Check out STARLINK-2162, 47748 on other resources

View STARLINK-2162, 47748 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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