STARLINK-2393, 47812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2393, 47812 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

47812, 2021-018AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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)

2021-03-11 (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, 4.4 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2393
1 47812U 21018AB  25229.92641260  .00000353  00000-0  42578-4 0  9995
2 47812  53.0540  96.3478 0001256  88.7778 271.3355 15.06403228245735

Epoch: 2025-08-17T22:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-17T22:14:02.048Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

156.29897°

Altitude

548.061 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 25m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-36.97577°

Longitude

118.49116°

Altitude

559.78 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 19m 36s

Apparent Declination

-57° 12' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:56:23

Azimuth

224.522° SW

Elevation

-45.207°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.342 km

Perigee altitude

546.603 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.609 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.054°

RAAN

96.3478°

Arg. of periapsis

88.7778°

True anomaly

271.32111°

Mean anomaly

271.3355°

Eccentric anomaly

271.32831°

Mean motion

3.76579 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000042578

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

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STARLINK-2403, 47820 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2393 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	2025-08-18 17:30:36.099Z	210.853° SW	2025-08-18 17:33:36.099Z	144.876° SSE	39.638°	2025-08-18 17:37:36.099Z	58.065° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-18 19:11:36.099Z	292.468° WNW	2025-08-18 19:13:36.099Z	337.142° NNW	24.363°	2025-08-18 19:16:36.099Z	29.745° NE
4 mins	2025-08-18 22:33:36.099Z	351.81° N	2025-08-18 22:34:36.099Z	9.017° NNE	16.286°	2025-08-18 22:37:36.099Z	57.27° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-19 00:12:36.099Z	322.279° NNW	2025-08-19 00:15:36.099Z	61.207° ENE	39.121°	2025-08-19 00:18:36.099Z	113.556° SE
4 mins	2025-08-19 01:52:36.099Z	265.497° W	2025-08-19 01:54:36.099Z	228.514° WSW	18.72°	2025-08-19 01:56:36.099Z	193.928° SSW