STARLINK-2566, 48287

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2566, 48287 is 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

48287, 2021-036M

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)

2021-04-29 (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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2566
1 48287U 21036M   26092.63439557  .00006379  00000-0  22734-3 0  9998
2 48287  53.1598 326.6118 0001382  87.0458 273.0701 15.30198205272033

Epoch: 2026-04-02T15:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T15:13:31.777Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-92.75066°

Altitude

476.07 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 46m 26s

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

07:20:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.424 km

Perigee altitude

474.53 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.614 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

53.1598°

RAAN

326.6118°

Arg. of periapsis

87.0458°

True anomaly

273.05429°

Mean anomaly

273.0701°

Eccentric anomaly

273.06219°

Mean motion

3.82528 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00022734

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STARLINK-2566 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	2026-04-03 18:04:23.160Z	220.813° SW	2026-04-03 18:06:23.160Z	81.279° E	43.164°	2026-04-03 18:09:23.160Z	52.587° ENE
4 mins	2026-04-03 23:00:23.160Z	340.75° N	2026-04-03 23:02:23.160Z	14.423° NNE	15.175°	2026-04-03 23:04:23.160Z	50.938° ENE
5 mins	2026-04-04 00:39:23.160Z	323.66° NNW	2026-04-04 00:41:23.160Z	67.537° E	41.396°	2026-04-04 00:44:23.160Z	119.921° SE

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STARLINK-2566, 48287

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T15:13:31.777Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2021 (2021-04-29 UTC)

STARLINK-2566 Visibility forecast

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