STARLINK-2163, 47749

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2163, 47749 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

47749, 2021-017AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2163
1 47749U 21017AD  25135.44657881  .00000032  00000-0  21025-4 0  9990
2 47749  53.0547 100.4798 0001406  89.5830 270.5320 15.06398372232280

Epoch: 2025-05-15T10:43Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-15T10:43:04.409Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

66.29493°

Altitude

548.087 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 41m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

50.58066°

Longitude

179.52058°

Altitude

552.228 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 10m 56s

Apparent Declination

7° 42' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:07:27

Azimuth

358.831° N

Elevation

-42.368°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.461 km

Perigee altitude

546.513 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.624 km

Eccentricity

0.0001406

Inclination

53.0547°

RAAN

100.4798°

Arg. of periapsis

89.583°

True anomaly

270.51589°

Mean anomaly

270.532°

Eccentric anomaly

270.52394°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

BSTAR

0.000021025

Orbital period

95.6 mins

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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-2163 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.
7 mins	2025-05-15 23:36:08.722Z	192.657° SSW	2025-05-15 23:39:08.722Z	144.913° SSE	26.647°	2025-05-15 23:43:08.722Z	69.358° E
5 mins	2025-05-16 01:17:08.722Z	275.017° WNW	2025-05-16 01:19:08.722Z	332.378° NNW	32.324°	2025-05-16 01:22:08.722Z	33.922° NE
6 mins	2025-05-16 06:18:08.722Z	330.723° NNW	2025-05-16 06:21:08.722Z	40.578° NE	30.149°	2025-05-16 06:24:08.722Z	95.464° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-16 07:58:08.722Z	281.113° WNW	2025-05-16 08:00:08.722Z	235.381° WSW	29.729°	2025-05-16 08:03:08.722Z	168.529° S

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