STARLINK-2448, 48111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2448, 48111 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 07 Apr 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

48111, 2021-027V

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)

2021-04-07 (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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 STARLINK-2448
1 48111U 21027V   26171.32568380  .00044752  00000-0  10362-2 0  9995
2 48111  53.1557  33.5914 0003791  99.7188 260.4246 15.42028196288448

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:48:59.080Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

7.80329°

Altitude

441.459 km

Speed

7.648 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 14m 21s

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

21:28:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

442.967 km

Perigee altitude

437.798 km

Semi-major axis

6,818.52 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

53.1557°

RAAN

33.5914°

Arg. of periapsis

99.7188°

True anomaly

260.38177°

Mean anomaly

260.4246°

Eccentric anomaly

260.40318°

Mean motion

3.85485 °/min

Orbital period

93.39 mins

BSTAR

0.0010362

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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2021 (2021-04-07 UTC)

STARLINK-2462, 48121

STARLINK-2484, 48141 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2452, 48115

STARLINK-2481, 48138

STARLINK-2488, 48145 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2471, 48129

FALCON 9 DEB, 48153 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2451, 48114 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2479, 48136

STARLINK-2449, 48112

STARLINK-2485, 48142

FALCON 9 DEB, 48154 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2448 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	2026-06-22 15:57:41.193Z	179.86° S	2026-06-22 16:00:41.193Z	119.364° SE	19.319°	2026-06-22 16:02:41.193Z	82.025° E
4 mins	2026-06-22 17:35:41.193Z	271.621° WNW	2026-06-22 17:37:41.193Z	349.281° N	31.649°	2026-06-22 17:39:41.193Z	32.354° NE
5 mins	2026-06-23 00:06:41.193Z	294.431° NW	2026-06-23 00:08:41.193Z	242.837° WSW	36.658°	2026-06-23 00:11:41.193Z	151.427° SSE

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STARLINK-2448, 48111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:48:59.080Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2021 (2021-04-07 UTC)

STARLINK-2448 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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