STARLINK-2409, 47824

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2409, 47824 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

47824, 2021-018AP

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2409
1 47824U 21018AP  25229.90522342  .00000765  00000-0  70230-4 0  9998
2 47824  53.0525  86.4405 0001341  88.6521 271.4621 15.06397277245543

Epoch: 2025-08-17T21:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-17T21:43:31.303Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

154.04062°

Altitude

548.075 km

Speed

7.589 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 45m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.36511°

Longitude

-90.27305°

Altitude

552.003 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 58m 57s

Apparent Declination

10° 51' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:07:37

Azimuth

51.498° ENE

Elevation

-23.034°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

548.42 km

Perigee altitude

546.562 km

Semi-major axis

6,925.628 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.0525°

RAAN

86.4405°

Arg. of periapsis

88.6521°

True anomaly

271.44674°

Mean anomaly

271.4621°

Eccentric anomaly

271.45442°

Mean motion

3.76578 °/min

Orbital period

95.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00007023

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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-2409 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.
5 mins	2025-08-18 18:40:47.854Z	287.102° WNW	2025-08-18 18:43:47.854Z	344.909° N	22.114°	2025-08-18 18:45:47.854Z	21.23° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-18 22:03:47.854Z	356.501° N	2025-08-18 22:04:47.854Z	15.045° NNE	17.536°	2025-08-18 22:07:47.854Z	63.084° ENE
6 mins	2025-08-18 23:42:47.854Z	319.57° NNW	2025-08-18 23:44:47.854Z	6.148° NNE	42.044°	2025-08-18 23:48:47.854Z	120.63° SE
6 mins	2025-08-19 16:54:47.854Z	230.186° WSW	2025-08-19 16:56:47.854Z	233.969° WSW	43.207°	2025-08-19 17:00:47.854Z	49.876° ENE