STARLINK-2537, 48301

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2537, 48301 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

48301, 2021-036AB

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 (6 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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2537
1 48301U 21036AB  26306.16668980  .00898525  00000-0  15635-1 0  9997
2 48301  53.1631  64.9922 0000936  87.7616  75.7165 15.47853014  5859

Epoch: 2026-11-02T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T04:00:01.998Z)

Latitude

13.14982°

Longitude

133.51386°

Altitude

423 km

Speed

7.66 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 39m 52s

True Declination

13° 04' 12"

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

09:10:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

423.902 km

Perigee altitude

422.629 km

Semi-major axis

6,801.403 km

Eccentricity

0.00009

Inclination

53.1631°

RAAN

64.9922°

Arg. of periapsis

87.7616°

True anomaly

75.72689°

Mean anomaly

75.7165°

Eccentric anomaly

75.7217°

Mean motion

3.86942 °/min

Orbital period

93.04 mins

BSTAR

0.015635

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

STARLINK-2477, 48322 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2537 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	2026-11-02 17:45:28.763Z	310.404° NW	2026-11-02 17:47:28.763Z	130.283° SE	70.49°	2026-11-02 17:50:28.763Z	131.073° SE
5 mins	2026-11-03 10:27:28.763Z	217.992° SW	2026-11-03 10:29:28.763Z	134.45° SE	70.653°	2026-11-03 10:32:28.763Z	54.402° ENE

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STARLINK-2537, 48301

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T04:00:01.998Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2537 Visibility forecast

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