STARLINK-2415, 47828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2415, 47828 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

47828, 2021-018AT

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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 (5 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, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2415
1 47828U 21018AT  26035.50002314  .01097398  00000-0  36496-1 0  9998
2 47828  53.1501  49.4144 0001769  59.0975 340.0392 15.28173938  5722

Epoch: 2026-02-04T12:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T12:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

30.42576°

Longitude

120.69905°

Altitude

481.897 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 29s

True Declination

30° 16' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:26:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

482.742 km

Perigee altitude

480.316 km

Semi-major axis

6,859.666 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

53.1501°

RAAN

49.4144°

Arg. of periapsis

59.0975°

True anomaly

340.03228°

Mean anomaly

340.0392°

Eccentric anomaly

340.03574°

Mean motion

3.82022 °/min

Orbital period

94.24 mins

BSTAR

0.036496

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STARLINK-2415 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	2026-02-05 03:42:46.461Z	234.188° WSW	2026-02-05 03:45:46.461Z	29.247° NE	42.094°	2026-02-05 03:48:46.461Z	48.057° ENE
4 mins	2026-02-05 08:39:46.461Z	340.034° N	2026-02-05 08:41:46.461Z	14.827° NNE	16.87°	2026-02-05 08:43:46.461Z	54.24° ENE
5 mins	2026-02-05 10:18:46.461Z	313.174° NW	2026-02-05 10:20:46.461Z	111.532° ESE	43.746°	2026-02-05 10:23:46.461Z	128.741° SE

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STARLINK-2415, 47828

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T12:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2415 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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