STARLINK-2520, 48281 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Space-Track
STARLINK-2520, 48281 was a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Decayed Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLINK, Unknown motor
Mass
260 kg wet, ~248 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m
Radar Cross Section
13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 years ago
TLE from 2 years ago
0 STARLINK-2520
1 48281U 21036F 25018.75124161 .07310853 12312-4 10165-2 0 9993
2 48281 53.0361 112.8942 0008118 355.0300 144.4977 16.34198133206782Epoch: 2025-01-18T18:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-01-18T18:01:47.275Z)
Latitude
31.30448°
Longitude
-123.01511°
Altitude
187.519 km
Speed
7.796 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 43m 18s
True Declination
31° 08' 20"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:22:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
186.896 km
Perigee altitude
176.245 km
Semi-major axis
6,559.707 km
Eccentricity
0.00081
Inclination
53.0361°
RAAN
112.8942°
Arg. of periapsis
355.03°
True anomaly
144.55168°
Mean anomaly
144.4977°
Eccentric anomaly
144.52469°
Mean motion
4.08523 °/min
Orbital period
88.12 mins
BSTAR
0.0010165
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.STARLINK-2520 Visibility
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