STARLINK-2273, 47993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2273, 47993 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 24 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

47993, 2021-024S

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-03-24 (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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2273
1 47993U 21024S   26175.25002315  .01177541  00000-0  12677-1 0  9990
2 47993  53.1483 151.4647 0001767  86.5269 338.5561 15.60381090  5866

Epoch: 2026-06-24T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T06:00:02.000Z)

Latitude

46.67019°

Longitude

-158.76031°

Altitude

390.492 km

Speed

7.682 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 34m 37s

True Declination

46° 29' 21"

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

10:18:15

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

388.012 km

Perigee altitude

385.622 km

Semi-major axis

6,764.954 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

53.1483°

RAAN

151.4647°

Arg. of periapsis

86.5269°

True anomaly

338.5487°

Mean anomaly

338.5561°

Eccentric anomaly

338.5524°

Mean motion

3.90073 °/min

Orbital period

92.29 mins

BSTAR

0.012677

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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2021 (2021-03-24 UTC)

STARLINK-2283, 48014 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2318, 48025 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2306, 47988 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2087, 47977 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2229, 47992 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 48037 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2300, 48027 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2308, 47985 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2264, 48028 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2263, 48003 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2302, 48024 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2259, 48007 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2316, 47984 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2285, 48019

STARLINK-2153, 48009

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STARLINK-2273 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.
4 mins	2026-06-25 00:19:16.810Z	180.609° SSW	2026-06-25 00:21:16.810Z	134.398° SE	20.963°	2026-06-25 00:23:16.810Z	84.744° E
4 mins	2026-06-25 08:22:16.810Z	279.036° WNW	2026-06-25 08:23:16.810Z	241.283° WSW	33.118°	2026-06-25 08:26:16.810Z	153.641° SSE

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STARLINK-2273, 47993

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T06:00:02.000Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2021 (2021-03-24 UTC)

STARLINK-2273 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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