STARLINK-2429, 47838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2429, 47838 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

47838, 2021-018BD

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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2429
1 47838U 21018BD  26119.94655110  .00001594  00000-0  65957-4 0  9997
2 47838  53.1614   7.3553 0001363  95.2467 264.8690 15.30179580284537

Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:43:02.015Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

168.69673°

Altitude

476.26 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 29m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

20:14:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.466 km

Perigee altitude

474.598 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.669 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.1614°

RAAN

7.3553°

Arg. of periapsis

95.2467°

True anomaly

264.85344°

Mean anomaly

264.869°

Eccentric anomaly

264.86122°

Mean motion

3.82524 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000065957

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STARLINK-2429 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	2026-04-30 19:17:48.818Z	235.657° WSW	2026-04-30 19:19:48.818Z	310.411° NW	44.513°	2026-04-30 19:22:48.818Z	47.249° ENE
4 mins	2026-05-01 00:14:48.818Z	348.101° N	2026-05-01 00:16:48.818Z	27.243° NE	16.891°	2026-05-01 00:18:48.818Z	62.479° ENE
5 mins	2026-05-01 01:52:48.818Z	312.338° NW	2026-05-01 01:54:48.818Z	352.937° N	44.742°	2026-05-01 01:57:48.818Z	128.547° SE

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STARLINK-2429, 47838

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:43:02.015Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2429 Visibility forecast

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