STARLINK-2538, 48300

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2538, 48300 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

48300, 2021-036AA

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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2538
1 48300U 21036AA  26186.71591644  .00010756  00000-0  35776-3 0  9997
2 48300  53.1578 259.0318 0001261  98.5633 261.5511 15.31708070286311

Epoch: 2026-07-05T17:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T17:10:55.180Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

77.59059°

Altitude

471.743 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 16m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

04:03:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.837 km

Perigee altitude

470.109 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.11 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

53.1578°

RAAN

259.0318°

Arg. of periapsis

98.5633°

True anomaly

261.53681°

Mean anomaly

261.5511°

Eccentric anomaly

261.54395°

Mean motion

3.82906 °/min

Orbital period

94.02 mins

BSTAR

0.00035776

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

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STARLINK-2538 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.
6 mins	2026-07-07 06:56:01.159Z	211.573° SW	2026-07-07 06:59:01.159Z	133.426° SE	39.192°	2026-07-07 07:02:01.159Z	59.961° ENE
5 mins	2026-07-07 13:32:01.159Z	336.858° NNW	2026-07-07 13:34:01.159Z	60.148° ENE	34.742°	2026-07-07 13:37:01.159Z	110.19° ESE

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STARLINK-2538, 48300

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-05T17:10:55.180Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2538 Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago