STARLINK-2408, 47823

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2408, 47823 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

47823, 2021-018AN

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-2408
1 47823U 21018AN  25229.91533887 -.00000475  00000-0 -12990-4 0  9993
2 47823  53.0551  86.3870 0001360  93.4724 266.6421 15.06397032245886

Epoch: 2025-08-17T21:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-17T21:58:05.278Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

150.33565°

Altitude

548.155 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 45m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.69545°

Longitude

164.04946°

Altitude

547.478 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 50m 34s

Apparent Declination

-31° 30' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:00:37

Azimuth

229.183° WSW

Elevation

-1.92°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.433 km

Perigee altitude

546.549 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.628 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.0551°

RAAN

86.387°

Arg. of periapsis

93.4724°

True anomaly

266.62654°

Mean anomaly

266.6421°

Eccentric anomaly

266.63432°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

-0.00001299

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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-2408 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 17:14:49.696Z	229.64° WSW	2025-08-18 17:18:49.696Z	32.427° NE	44.895°	2025-08-18 17:21:49.696Z	49.734° ENE
5 mins	2025-08-18 18:56:49.696Z	302.985° NW	2025-08-18 18:58:49.696Z	340.933° N	19.648°	2025-08-18 19:01:49.696Z	28.603° NE
4 mins	2025-08-18 22:18:49.696Z	352.432° N	2025-08-18 22:19:49.696Z	11.451° NNE	19.417°	2025-08-18 22:22:49.696Z	65.629° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-18 23:57:49.696Z	310.167° NW	2025-08-18 23:59:49.696Z	311.662° NW	43.164°	2025-08-19 00:03:49.696Z	130.691° SE
4 mins	2025-08-19 15:31:49.696Z	152.286° SSE	2025-08-19 15:32:49.696Z	135.658° SSE	15.758°	2025-08-19 15:35:49.696Z	87.8° E