STARLINK-2396, 47815

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2396, 47815 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

47815, 2021-018AE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2396
1 47815U 21018AE  25230.03281684 -.00001404  00000-0 -75279-4 0  9996
2 47815  53.0548  80.8736 0001250  99.1635 260.9496 15.06437525245639

Epoch: 2025-08-18T00:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-18T00:47:15.374Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

102.41438°

Altitude

548.112 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 23m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

36.08519°

Longitude

-113.70665°

Altitude

549.143 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 20m 36s

Apparent Declination

0° 04' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:06:37

Azimuth

54.114° ENE

Elevation

-35.12°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.233 km

Perigee altitude

546.502 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.504 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0548°

RAAN

80.8736°

Arg. of periapsis

99.1635°

True anomaly

260.93545°

Mean anomaly

260.9496°

Eccentric anomaly

260.94253°

Mean motion

3.76588 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.000075279

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

STARLINK-2257, 47787

STARLINK-2392, 47811 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2393, 47812

STARLINK-2394, 47813 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2403, 47820 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2396 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	2025-08-18 18:33:48.541Z	290.035° WNW	2025-08-18 18:36:48.541Z	341.301° N	20.021°	2025-08-18 18:39:48.541Z	28.953° NE
4 mins	2025-08-18 21:56:48.541Z	353.06° N	2025-08-18 21:57:48.541Z	12.011° NNE	19.103°	2025-08-18 22:00:48.541Z	65.16° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-18 23:35:48.541Z	311.621° NW	2025-08-18 23:37:48.541Z	321.591° NNW	43.254°	2025-08-18 23:41:48.541Z	129.032° SE
6 mins	2025-08-19 16:47:48.541Z	241.516° WSW	2025-08-19 16:50:48.541Z	6.839° NNE	41.65°	2025-08-19 16:53:48.541Z	45.26° ENE