STARLINK-2061, 48312

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-2061, 48312 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

48312, 2021-036AN

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 STARLINK-2061
1 48312U 21036AN  26092.92305904  .00007811  00000-0  27557-3 0  9997
2 48312  53.1618 335.8451 0001648  84.9970 275.1219 15.30200128271930

Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T22:09:12.301Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

172.27927°

Altitude

476.014 km

Speed

7.629 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 23m 22s

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

12:39:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.6 km

Perigee altitude

474.341 km

Semi-major axis

6,853.608 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

53.1618°

RAAN

335.8451°

Arg. of periapsis

84.997°

True anomaly

275.10309°

Mean anomaly

275.1219°

Eccentric anomaly

275.1125°

Mean motion

3.82529 °/min

Orbital period

94.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00027557

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

STARLINK-2562, 48288 (Decayed)

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STARLINK-2061 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	2026-04-03 18:41:48.563Z	222.948° SW	2026-04-03 18:45:48.563Z	85.699° E	42.397°	2026-04-03 18:48:48.563Z	53.433° ENE
4 mins	2026-04-03 23:39:48.563Z	341.582° N	2026-04-03 23:41:48.563Z	15.451° NNE	14.919°	2026-04-03 23:43:48.563Z	51.2° ENE
5 mins	2026-04-04 01:18:48.563Z	325.968° NNW	2026-04-04 01:20:48.563Z	68.016° E	40.362°	2026-04-04 01:23:48.563Z	118.492° SE

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STARLINK-2061, 48312

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: 2026-04-02T22:09:12.301Z)

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Orbital elements

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

STARLINK-2061 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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