STARLINK-2557, 48299

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2557, 48299 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

48299, 2021-036Z

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: 4 hours ago

TLE from 4 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2557
1 48299U 21036Z   26036.33335648  .00070199  00000-0  24237-2 0  9992
2 48299  53.1561 225.6462 0001124  90.5168  72.8877 15.29333988  5790

Epoch: 2026-02-05T08:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T08:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

13.20543°

Longitude

140.081°

Altitude

477.718 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 22m 18s

True Declination

13° 07' 34"

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

13:32:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.83 km

Perigee altitude

477.288 km

Semi-major axis

6,856.196 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

53.1561°

RAAN

225.6462°

Arg. of periapsis

90.5168°

True anomaly

72.90001°

Mean anomaly

72.8877°

Eccentric anomaly

72.89386°

Mean motion

3.82312 °/min

Orbital period

94.16 mins

BSTAR

0.0024237

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

STARLINK-2541, 48313 (Decayed)

FALCON 9 DEB, 48339 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2511, 48332 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2557 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.
7 mins	2026-02-05 15:17:53.564Z	223.766° SW	2026-02-05 15:21:53.564Z	79.156° E	42.333°	2026-02-05 15:24:53.564Z	52.914° ENE
5 mins	2026-02-05 21:54:53.564Z	323.067° NNW	2026-02-05 21:56:53.564Z	53.658° ENE	41.761°	2026-02-05 21:59:53.564Z	118.976° SE

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STARLINK-2557, 48299

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T08:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2557 Visibility forecast

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