STARLINK-2373, 47796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2373, 47796 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 11 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

47796, 2021-018K

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-03-11 (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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2373
1 47796U 21018K   26120.25002315 -.00007012  00000-0 -23102-3 0  9997
2 47796  53.1491 359.1347 0001586  83.2653 335.7923 15.29337456  5784

Epoch: 2026-04-30T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T06:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

43.47312°

Longitude

95.88896°

Altitude

481.142 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 56m 23s

True Declination

43° 17' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

23:58:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.137 km

Perigee altitude

476.962 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.187 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.1491°

RAAN

359.1347°

Arg. of periapsis

83.2653°

True anomaly

335.78485°

Mean anomaly

335.7923°

Eccentric anomaly

335.78857°

Mean motion

3.82313 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

-0.00023102

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STARLINK-2373 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	2026-04-30 18:28:01.670Z	214.909° SW	2026-04-30 18:31:01.670Z	109.753° ESE	40.809°	2026-04-30 18:34:01.670Z	56.774° ENE
5 mins	2026-05-01 01:04:01.670Z	327.596° NNW	2026-05-01 01:06:01.670Z	38.262° NE	38.741°	2026-05-01 01:09:01.670Z	112.201° ESE

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STARLINK-2373, 47796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T06:00:02.000Z)

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 2021 (2021-03-11 UTC)

STARLINK-2373 Visibility forecast

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