STARLINK-2402, 47819

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2402, 47819 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

47819, 2021-018AJ

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-2402
1 47819U 21018AJ  25229.99643030  .00001688  00000-0  13219-3 0  9997
2 47819  53.0536  86.0239 0001279  83.8178 276.2957 15.06397942245561

Epoch: 2025-08-17T23:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-17T23:54:51.577Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

120.69969°

Altitude

548 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 44m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.80707°

Longitude

95.24439°

Altitude

555.572 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 48m 52s

Apparent Declination

-51° 26' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:05:32

Azimuth

231.492° WSW

Elevation

-41.202°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.375 km

Perigee altitude

546.603 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.626 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0536°

RAAN

86.0239°

Arg. of periapsis

83.8178°

True anomaly

276.28113°

Mean anomaly

276.2957°

Eccentric anomaly

276.28842°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00013219

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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-2402 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 17:37:43.125Z	246.227° WSW	2025-08-18 17:40:43.125Z	313.208° NW	40.472°	2025-08-18 17:44:43.125Z	43.675° NE
4 mins	2025-08-18 19:19:43.125Z	319.151° NNW	2025-08-18 19:20:43.125Z	336.647° NNW	16.532°	2025-08-18 19:23:43.125Z	24.756° NE
5 mins	2025-08-18 22:40:43.125Z	345.141° N	2025-08-18 22:42:43.125Z	28.954° NE	23.981°	2025-08-18 22:45:43.125Z	81.561° E
6 mins	2025-08-19 00:19:43.125Z	297.769° NW	2025-08-19 00:22:43.125Z	198.612° SSW	39.558°	2025-08-19 00:25:43.125Z	146.935° SSE
4 mins	2025-08-19 15:53:43.125Z	164.371° S	2025-08-19 15:55:43.125Z	118.147° SE	23.155°	2025-08-19 15:57:43.125Z	82.1° E